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PaciFic  Coast  Steamship  Co 

ALASKA  AND  OTHER  POINTS  OF  INTEREST. 


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INDEX. 


I-AOB. 

Sicamers— the  Company's  Fleet 2 

Routes  Operated 2 

Coiitiectioiis 3 

Important  Notice  to  those  Writing  for  Infor- 
mation         4 

Alaska  Route: 

Land  of  the  Midnight  Sun s 

Schedule  of  saihtigs,  Season  1S96 6 

Sitka  and  Unalaska  Mail  Route 7 

Where  the  Country  Is  and  Its  Extent.    .    .  9 

Best  Time  to  CiO 9 

Which  Way  to  Go  and  Return 9 

What  to  Take 11 

I'assengers  Starting  from  San  Francisco  .  11 

Start  out  from  Port  Townsend 13 

What  there  is  to  Admire 13 

Where  the  Steamers  stop 15 

Prospecting  Outfit 17 

Testimonials,  etc 39 

Alaskan  Glaciers,  Description  of  ....   .  21 

Meteorological 22 


rA(;B. 
San  Fkancisco-Sa.v  Diec.o  Roiitk: 

nescription  of  Steamers  on  the  Route  .  ,%5 
Time  of  sailing  ^nd  en  route  .....  3.S 
The  Golden  Ga  e  and  Other  Points  of  In- 
terest      ,1S 

Port  Harford .^5 

Santa  Harbara .15 

Port  I,os  Angeles 36 

Redondo i^ 

San  Diego i^ 

Port  Hariord,  via  Thk  Pacific  Coast  Ry. 
TO  San  I.iis  Oiiisi'o,  Arroyo  Grandk, 
Santa  Makia,  etc.,  to  I,os  Olivos. 
TiiKNCK  VIA  STAdi;  to  Santa  Hakhara:    3H 

San  I.uis  Obispo (" 

Arroyo  Grande   .  to 

I,os  I'lerros 4° 


Hkitisii  Coh'Mmia  and  I'rc.Kr  SoiNn  Rottk  : 

Descrintion  of  Steamers  on  the  Route   ...  24 

Time  of  sailing  and  eu  route 24 

Starting  from  San  l"rancisco 24 

The  Golden  Gate  and  Other  Points  of  In- 
terest      24 

Straits  of  Fuca 24 

Victo'ia.  B.  C 2'i 

Puget  Sound 2,s 

Port  TownBend 25 

Seattle 27 

Tacoma 2S 

Hverelt.             2S 

Anacortes 2S 

Vanconvev,  H.  C 2« 

POKTI.ANn   (ORKCiON)    KoiTi:: 
Description  of  Steanwrson  the  Route— the 

Columbia  and  State  of  California  ...  29 

Time  of  sailing  and  en  route 29 

Columbia  River  and  Bar 30 

Portland jo 

Astoria 3" 

F;UREKA  or    Hl'MIiOLOT   BAY   ROUTE: 

Description  of  Steamer  on  the  Route  .   .    .  31 

Time  of  sailing  and  en  route 31 

Humboldt  Hay 3' 

Kuteka 32 


Steamer   "  Queen  "  at  Juneau  .       S 

Steamer 'Uueen  "  at  Wrangel .10 

Steamer  "yueen  "  at  Muirf.lacier 12 

View  in  Glacier  Bay,  showing  section  of  Muir 

Glacier 16 

Indian  River,  near  Sitka iH 

.Maska  Glacier 20 

Glaciers  of  Glacier  Bay  and  Vicinity 23 

Seattle,  Wash.,  from  the  Water  Front   ....    2fi 


Nipomo t" 

Santa  Maria ...    40 

I. OS  .\lanios (i 

1,0s  Olivos 4' 

San  Fkancisco-Newi'ORT  Route: 

Steamers  on  the  Route 4^ 

Time  of  sailing  and  en  route  . 42 

Santa  Cruz 42 

Moss  Landing 13 

Monterey   . ■■   4,i 

San  Simeon \^ 

Cayucos 44 

I.ompoc  I.aiid'.ng 44 

Gaviota 14 

Goleta 14 

Santa  Barbara 4.') 

Carpenteria 15 

Ventura 15 

Hueneme 45 

San  Pedro  and  P'ast  San  Pedro 45 

Newport t^ 

I,os  Angeles .(6 

San  Francisco  and  Mexican  Route: 
Dcscrii)lion  of  Steamers  on  the  Route  ...    4ft 

Time  of  sailing  and  en  route 4(1 

Hnsenada 46 

Magdalena  Bay 17 

San  Jose  del  Cabo 17 

Mazatlan 17 

I, a  Paz iS 

Santa  Rosalia 4* 

Guavmas   .  4'^ 

Altata 19 

ILLUSTRATIONS. 

PA<iE.  I'AGE. 

.  .    .   .      s       I'Rrtland,  Or .2ft 

.     10        steamships  "Santa  Rosa,"  "  C'l/  cf  Pnebia  " 

.    .        12  and  "Pomona" 34 

Santa  Monica  and  I.os  Angeles 37 

Port  Harford .    .   .    .w 

Distance  Sheet  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  North  of 

San  Francisco .S" 

Distance  Sheet  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  South  of 
San  Francisco 51 


DESCRIPTION  -AND  DIAGRAMS  OF  STEAMSHIPvS,  ETC. 

I'AGE.S. 

•Columbia" 29 

"Pomona" 2-31-34-66 

"Santa    Rosa" .  2-34-35-68 

"Corona"     2-35-70 

"  St.  Paul" a-42-72 

"Kureka" 2-42-7.I 

"Orizaba" 2-46-74 

"Coos  Bay" 2-46-76 


I'Al.ES. 

'  yueen  " 2-5-6-.S- 10-52 

City  of  Topeka" 2-6-7-51 

'  Mexico"  2-56 

■  Al-Ki  " 2-.S8 

Citv  of  Puebla  ' 2-6-24-31-60 

■  Wa'lla  Walla  " 2-24-62 

•Umatilla" 2-6-24-63 

•  State  of  California" 2-29-64 


ADVERTISEMENTS. 

PACK.  PACK 

Schilling  &  Company .53        Great  Northern  Railway 67 

Ravmond  &  Whitcomb 55        " -" "--c^  .,„!i — .1 


Union  Iron  Works 57 

Washburn  &  Moen  Mfg.  Co 59 

Union  Photo-Kngraving  Company 61 

Alaska  Commercial  Company 63 

Pacific  Transfer  Company 65 


Northern  Pacific  Railroad  ...       69 

Canadian  Pacific  Railway 71 

Hotel  Ramoiia 75 

Pacific  Steam  WhalingCo.    .    .  Third  Page  Cover 
Palace  Hotel Back  Cover 


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Pacific  Coast  Steamsliip  Company. 


♦  I8Q<S 


FOUR  THOUSAND  MILES 


Rortt)  a"^  South 


FROM  SAN  FRANCISCO 


COVERING  COAST   TRAVEL   FROM 


MEXICO   TO  ALASKA, 


GooDALL.  Perkins  &  Company, 


GENERAL  AGENTS, 


10  Market  Street, 

San  Francisco,  California. 


Ticket  office: 
4  New  Montgomery  street, 

Palace  Hotel, 
SAN    FRANCISCO,   CAL. 


Pacific  Coast  Steamship  Company's 

FLEET  OF  STEAMERS. 


Queen, 

State  of  California, 

Santa  Rosa, 

City  of  Puebia, 

Umatilla, 

Walla  Walla, 

City  of  Topeka, 

Mexico, 

Corona, 

Pomona, 

St.  Paul, 

Orizaba, 

Eureka, 

Al-Ki, 

Coos  Bay, 

Bonita, 

Santa  Cruz, 

Alex.  Duncan, 

Gipsy. 

Yaquina. 

ROUTES 

OPERATED. 

The  Pacific  Coast  Steamship  Company  operates  the  following 
routes : 

NORTH    OF    SAN    FRANCISCO. 

1.  Alaska  Route. 

2.  British  Columbia  and  Puget  Sound  Route. 

3.  Portland  (Oregon)  Route 

(operated  in  connection  witli  the  Oregon  Railway  & 
Navigation  Company). 

4.  Eureka  or  Humboldt  Bay  Route. 

SOUTH    OF    SAN    FRANCISCO. 

1.  San  Francisco,  San  Diego  and  way  ports. 

2.  San  Francisco,  Newport  and  way  ports. 

3.  San  Francisco  and  Mexican  ports. 


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CONNECTIONS. 


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NORTHERN   ROUTES. 

PORT  TOWNSEND.— With  San  Francisco  and  Alaska  steamers. 

VICTORIA,  B.  C—  With  Canadian  Pacific  Navigation  Company  for  Van- 
couver and  other  points.  (Connecting  at  Vancouver  with  Canadian  Pacific 
Railway.) 

SEATTLE, — With  Great  Northern  Railway,  local  railroads  and  steamboats. 

TACOMA.— With  Northern  Pacific  Railroad. 

SITKA.  — With  Alaska  Commercial  Company's  steamer  for  Unalaska  and  in- 
termediate points.     (See  advertisement  herein.) 

PORTLAND,  OR.— With  Oregon  Railway  &  Navigation  Company,  North- 
ern Pacific  Railroad,  Southern  Pacific  Company  and  local  steamboats. 

EUREKA,  CAL.— Eel  River  &  Eureka  Railroad  and  local  steamboats. 


SOUTHERN  ROUTES. 


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SANTA  CRUZ.-Southern  Pacific  Company. 

MOSS  LANDING.— Pajaro  Valley  Railroad. 

MONTEREY.— Southern  Pacific  Company. 

PORT  HARFORD.— Pacific  Coast  Railway. 

SANTA  BARBARA.— Southern  Pacific  Company  and  stage  linetoLosOlivos. 

PORT  LOS  ANGELES  —Southern  Pacific  Company. 

REDONDO. — Redondo  Railroad  Company  and  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa 
Fe  Railroad  system. 

SAN  PEDRO.— Southern  Pacific  Company. 

EAST  SAN  PEDRO.— L,os  Angeles  Terminal  Railway. 

NEWPORT.— Santa  Ana  &  Newport  Railroad. 

SAN  DIEGO. — Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Railroad  system  and  local  rail- 
roads. 

GUAYMAS,  MEXICO.— Sonora  Railway  (A.,  T.  &  S.  F.  R.  R.  system)  and 
local  coast  steamers. 

ALTATA,  MEXICO.— Altata  &  Culiacan  Railroad. 

MAZATLAN,  MEXICO.— Local  coast  vessels,  stage  lines,  etc. 


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SAIN    FRANCISCO. 


IMPORTANT   NOTICE 

TO  THOSE 

WRITING   FOR   INFORMATION. 


ARTIES  purchasing  tickets  or  making  inquiry  b)- 
letter  with  the  view  of  purchasing  tickets  will 
^ave  themselves  and  their  correspondents  much 
trouble  and  delay  by  furnishing  specific  informa- 
tion. 

Please  bear  in  mind  that  there  is  a  material 
difference  between  engaging  a  stateroom  and  a 
berth  ;  a  stateroom  usually  contains  three  berths  ; 
it  frequently  happens,  however,  that  people  writ- 
ing for  information  confound  these  two  terms.  Full  infoi-mation 
should  invariably  be.  given  when  parties  write  seeking  a  definite 
reply  in  reference  to  this  matter. 

First. — State  the  name  of  steamer,  place  and  date  on  which 
you  wish  to  take  passage. 

Second. — State  whether  you  want  a  berth,  two  berths  or  a  state- 
room, and  whether  these  sleeping  accommodations  should  be  on 
the  upper  or  saloon  deck,  and  whether  or  not  you  want  the  best  in 
the  ship  (which,  of  course,  is  the  highest  price)  or  that  may  remain 
unsold. 

Third. — State  the  number  in  your  party,  giving  their  names 
and  sex,  and  relationship,  and,  if  not  adults,  their  ages  and  how 
you  want  them  berthed,  i.  e.,  who  should  occupy  staterooms 
together. 

The  object  of  engaging  accommodations  being  for  the  purpose 
of  preventing  others  from  purchasing  same,  they  must  be  paid  for 
as  soon  as  practicable  after  being  engaged.  They  will  be  reserved 
only  sufficiently  long  for  parties  to  purchase  their  tickets.  This 
has  been  found  necessary  from  the  fact  that  it  has  happened  on 
many  occasions  that  those  who  have  engaged  accommodations  have 
subsequently  changed  their  minds,  and  the  accommodations  en- 
gaged have  been  unoccupied  during  the  voyage,  while  they  might 
have  been  sold  in  the  meantime  to  parties  who  were  anxious  to  pay 
for  them  had  they  not  been  reserved  for  others  who  failed  to  do  so. 


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THE 

Land  of  the  Midnight  Sun. 

— ®- — . 

BURING  every  past  excursion  season  many  thousand  tourists  have  visited 
Alaska.  To  say  they  were  pleased  conveys  but  a  faint  impression  of 
their  enthusiasm.  They  were  delighted— charmed.  Ask  any  one  of 
them,  it  matters  not  whom,  they  all  make  the  same  report  and  tell  the 
same  story  of  the  matchless  grandeur  of  the  trip,  of  the  midnight  sun,  of  the 
placid  waters,  of  the  aurora  borealis,  of  the  majestic  mountains,  of  the  inland 
seas,  of  the  mighty  glaciers,  of  the  thundering  icebergs  plunging  into  the  sea 
and  floating  off  in  their  glory  of  inimitable  splendor,  of  the  wealth  of  fish, 
timber  and  mineral,  of  the  biggest  quartz-mill  ever  constructed,  of  the  queer 
customs  of  the  natives,  of  novelty  and  incident  that  may  well  make  the  trip 
the  object  of  a  lifetime.  There  is  nothing  like  it.  Without  doubt  it  is  the 
"biggest  show  on  earth." 

The  Alaska  excursion  having  become  the  excursion  of  the  continent,  the 
Pacific  Coast  Steamship  Company,  in  order  to  meet  the  popular  demand,  now 
runs  during  the  excursion  season  an  excursion  steamer  on  the  route  that  for 
speed,  elegance  and  comfort  is  unexcelled  by  scarcely  any  vessel  afloat. 

This  steamer  (the  Queen,  3,000  tons)  is  340  feet  long,  and  has  accommoda- 
tions for  250  first-class  passengers.  She  is  supplied  with  all  modern  improve- 
ments and  appliances,  including  the  electric  light  in  every  stateroom,  etc.  The 
staterooms  of  the  Queen  are  unusually  large  and  handsome.  She  makes  two 
trips  per  month,  starting  from  Tacoma,  and  making  connection  at  Port  Town- 
send  with  San  Francisco  steamers.  She  calls  at  Wrangel,  Juneau,  Glacier 
Bay,  Sitka  and  other  points  of  interest. 

This  company  runs  a  line  of  steamers  to  Alaska,  sailing  fortnightly,  the 
whole  year  through,  carrying  the  II.  S.  mails,  etc.,  and  always  calling  at  Mary- 
Island,  Wrangel,  Juneau,  Douglas  Island,  Killisnoo  and  Sitka.  During  the 
excursion  season  these  steamers  also  call  at  Glacier  Bay  and  other  points  of 
interest. 

All  the  Alaska  steamers  connect  at  Port  Townsend  with  the  San  Francisco 
steamers.  San  Francisco  passengers  for  or  from  Alaska  change  steamers  at 
Port  Townsend. 

Passeiigers  intending  to  take  the  steamer  at  Tacoma  should  arrive  there 
early  enough  to  go  on  board  the  evening  previous  to  the  sailing,  as  the 
steamers  leave  Tacoma  at  4  A.  m. 

Canadian  Pacific  Railway  passengers  can  take  the  Alaska  steamers  at 
Port  Townsend  or  Victoria  ;  Great  Northern  Railway  passengers  can  take  the 
steamers  at  Seattle ;  passengers  by  rail  from  or  via  Portland  can  take  the 
steamers  at  Tacoma. 


Note.— Those  desiring  more  inrormation  regarding  Sonth  eastern  Alaska,  are  advised  to 
procure  one  of  this  Company's  paniplilets:  "North  and  South  from  San  Francisco."  nicely 
illustrated,  postage  five  cents;  "How  to  Reach  the  Gold  Fields  of  Alaska,"  postage  one 
cent;  "Alaska  F;xcursions,"  postage  one  cent;  F'older  and  Map,  postage  one  cent;  which 
will  be  forwarded  on  receipt  of  cost  of  postage.  These  can  generally  be  obtained  at 
Knilroad  i.\A  other  Ticket  Offices,  or  at  the  General  Office  of  the  Company,  No.  10  Market 
Street,  Sau  F'rancisco. 


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U.S.    MAIL   STEAMER    "DORA. 

Running  from  Sitka  to  UnalaAka,  Alaska, 

And  connecting  at  Sitka   with  the   Pucific  Coast  Steamship  Go's  Steamer 

"City  o»  Topeka." 


Schedule  of  Rates,  etc.,  April  to  October,  1896,  Inclusive. 


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Sitka  to  or  from  Yakutat 

Sitka  to  or  from  Nutcbik 

Sitka  to  or  from  Kodiak  (St.  Paul) . . . . 

Sitka  to  or  from  Karluk 

Sitka  to  or  from  Unga 

Sitka  to  or  from  Sand  Point 

Sitka  to  or  from  Unalaska 

Kodiak  (St.  Paul)  to  or  from  Unalaska 

Yakutat  to  or  from  Nutchik 

Nutchik  to  or  from  Kodiak  (St.  Paul)  . 
Kodiak  (St.  Paul)  to  or  from  Karluk  .  . 

Karluk  to  or  from  Unga 

Unga  to  or  from  Sand  Point    

Sand  Point  to  or  from  Unalaska 


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All  merchRndise  received  and  delivered  at  ship'§  tackles. 

Shippers  to  pay  all  tolls,  wharfage,  boating  and  cartage. 

All  merchandise  taken  at  owner's  risk  only. 

Merchandise  on  which  freight  has  not  been  paid  will  be  stored,  as  well  as  conditions  will 
permit,  at  the  risk  and  expense  of  the  shipper. 

Freight  will  be  taken  either  by  measurement  or  weight,  at  the  option  of  Master  or  Purser 
of  the  ship. 

Perishable  goods  only  taken  with  freight  prepaid,  and  at  owner's  risk. 

In  all  cases  when  the  vessel  cannot  land  at  any  of  the  ditferent  stations,  the  Ship's  Master 
reserves  the  right  to  land  passengers  and  freight  for  such  stations  on  the  next  return  stoppage 
at  same. 

SAILING    DAYS. 

From  Sitka  on  or  about  the  8th  day  of  eacl  month  from  April  to  October, 
inclusive. 

Intermediate  ports  at  proportionate  times. 

Regular  connections  for  passengers  to  Cook's  Inlet  will  be  made  during  the 
season.  For  further  particulars  see  Sitka  papers,  or  apply  to  P.  C.  S.  3.  Co., 
or  any  agent  or  otlice  of  Ai.aska  Commercial  Co. 

For  information,  etc.,  appl''  to 
Agent  Alaska  Commerciai  Co.,  310  Sansome  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal.;  or  to 

"  "  "  "     Unalaska,  Alaska ;  or  to 

"  "  "  "     Kodiak,  Alaska. 

For  tickets,  freight,  etc.,  apply  to  Edward  Db  Groff,  Agent  for  Steamer, 
Sitka,  Alaska,  or  to  PURSER  of  Steamer  for  intermediate  ports. 

.  LEON  SLOSS,  Contractor. 


For    Information    regrardlng:   connections   -with    other 
points  In  MTestern  Alaska  and  the  Yukon  River,  apply  to 

AL.ASKA  COiramiERCIAI^  CO., 

310  Sansome  St.,  San  Francisco. 


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ALASKA    ROUTE. 

'O  TRAVELER  or  tourist  has  ever  returned  from 
Alaska,  after  making  the  voyage  by  the  steamers 
of  the  PACIFIC  COAST  STEAMSHIP  COM- 
PANY, but  has  acknowledged  it  to  be  pre-emi- 
nently f/ie  cheapest,  grandest  and  most  enjoyable 
excursion  ever  advertised  or  patronized.  As  people  have,  as  a 
rule,  very  crude  and  often  very  erroneous  ideas  in  relation  to 
Alaska — the  means  of  getting  there,  the  cost  and  length  of  time 
required  to  make  the  vojage — the  following  facts  and  informa- 
tion will  be  of  interest  to  those  who  intend  to  stay  at  home 
as  well  as  those  intending  to  make  the  excursion. 

WHERE     THE    COUNTRY     IS,     AND    ITS     EXTENT. 

The  name  "Alaska"  is  a  corruption  of  Al-ay-ek-sa,  the 
name  given  by  the  native  islanders  to  the  mainland,  and  signi- 
fies "great  country."  It  contains  nearly  600,000  square  miles 
of  territory,  or  is  nearly  one-fifth  as  large  as  all  the  other  States 
and  Territories  combined.  It  is  larger  than  twelve  States  the 
size  of  New  York. 

The  portion  of  Alaska  visited  by  these  excursions  is  the 
southeastern.  It  would  require  a  couple  of  months  to  visit  the 
western,  and  an  indefinite  and  uncertain  time  to  reach  and 
return  from  the  northern  portion.  In  fact,  the  whaling  fleet 
and  the  regular  organized  Arctic  expeditions  are  about  the  only 
outfits  that  attempt  to  pass  Point  Barrow,  on  the  northern  shore 
of  Alaska. 

There  are  probably  few  people  on  the  Pacific  Slope,  or  else- 
where for  that  matter,  aware  of  the  fact  that  San  Francisco  is 
several  hundred  miles  east  of  midway  between  the  eastern  and 
westernmost  shores  of  the  United  States.  Yet  such  is  the  case. 
It  is  nearly  4,000  miles  from  the  longitude  of  the  most  western 
of  the  Aleutian  Islands  directly  east  to  San  Francisco,  while  it 
is  not  over  about  3,500  miles  from  San  Francisco  directly  east 
to  the  longitude  of  the  east  coast  of  Maine. 

BEST     TIME     TO    GO. 

The  best  time  to  visit  Alaska  for  pleasure  is  from  May  to 
September,  inclusive.  Prospectors  and  miners  should  take  either 
the  March  or  April  steamer,  so  as  to  be  on  the  ground  when  the 
snow  melts.  September  is  the  last  month  in  the  year  that  can 
be  recommended  for  excursion  purposes.  The  weather  in 
September  is  usually  lovely,  and  the  sea  as  smooth  as  a  mirror  ; 
the  days,  however,  begin  to  grow  comparatively  short. 

WHICH    WAY     TO    GO    AND     RETURN. 

The  excursion  tickets  from  Si^n  Francisco  are  good  for  trip 
only  on  steamer  for  which  sold.     It  takes  about  twenty  days  to 


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make  the  trip  via  Victoria  and  Port  Townsend  and  return  the 
same  way,  but  tickets  are  also  sold  \.oreturn\\di  Port  Townsend, 
Seattle,  Tacoma,  Portland,  and  thence  by  steamer  to  San 
Francisco.  If  you  can  spare  the  time  and  extra  cost  (which  is 
slight),  this  latter  is  the  ticket  to  buy,  as  itenables  you  to  see  the 
up-Sound  ports,  as  well  as  Portland,  and  the  grand  and  majestic 
Columbia  River.  It  will  also  give  you  an  opportunity  to  spend 
a  few  days  visiting  the  Cascades,  Oregon  Falls,  Willamette 
Valley,  and  other  noted  and  interesting  points  in  Oregon. 

Excursion  tickets  can  also  be  purchased  of  the  Southern 
Pacific  Company,  from  San  Francisco  to  Tacoma  by  rail, 
returning  by  steamer. 

Passengers  via  the  Canadian  Pacific  Rai'  '  xy  can  take  or  leave 
the  Alaska  steamer  either  at  Port  Townsend  or  Victoria.  The 
service  between  Vancouver,  the  western  terminus  of  the  Cana- 
dian Pacific  Railway,  and  Victoria,  is  performed  by  the  Canadian 
Pacific  Navigation  Company's  steamers,  which  make  daily  trips 
(Mondays  excepted). 

WHAT    TO    TAKE. 

As  the  rainfall  in  Alaska  is  usually  very  heavy,  it  naturally 
follows  that  an  umbrella  is  a  convenient  companion.  A  gossa- 
mer for  a  lady  and  a  mackintosh  for  a  gentleman,  and  heavy 
shoes,  and  coarse,  warm  and  comfortable  clothing  for  both, 
should  be  provided.  There  is  no  use  for  a  swallow-tail  or  a 
court  dress  or  Sunday-go-to-meeting  clothes  in  Alaska.  Ladies' 
skirts  should  be  short,  so  they  will  not  draggle  over  the  wet 
deck  of  the  steamer,  or  over  the  damp  grass  or  moss  on  shore. 
If  you  intend  (as  you  no  doubt  will,  and  certainly  should)  to 
climb  up  onto  and  take  a  run  over  a  glacier,  you  will  find  much 
advantage  in  having  spikes  in  your  shoes,  and  a  stiff  cane  with 
a  good  ferrule  on  it,  or  else  a  regular  Alpenstock.  It  is  best  for 
several  to  keep  together  in  climbing  around  on  a  glacier.  A 
little  hatchet  and  small  rope,  in  charge  of  some  one  of  the 
party,  would  be  very  handy  in  case  of  an  accident,  which  is 
always  possible  if  people  are  careless,  but  not  probable  if  they 
are  careful.  You  need  not  take  any  eatables  ;  these  are 
furnished  without  any  extra  charge,  in  abundance  and  of  the 
best  quality,  on  board.  You  are  allowed  to  take  one  hundred 
and  fifty  pounds  of  baggage  free. 

PASSENGERS  STARTING  FROM  SAN  FRANCISCO 
should  take  the  steamer  which  leaves  Broadway  Wharf,  (Pier 
9,)  for  Victoria,  B.  C,  and  Puget  Sound  ports.  On  the  third 
day  out,  in  the  morning,  probably,  by  or  before  daylight, 
you  arrive  and  tie  up  to  the  outer  wharf  at  the  entrance 
to  Victoria  Harbor,  B.  C.  Here  the  steamer  remains  several 
hours,  discharging  freight,  during  which  time  you  can  ride 
into  and  around   the  city.     It  is  possible  the  Alaska  steamer 


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may  be  here  waiting  your  arrival,  but  the  chances  are 
that  you  will  make  the  connection  over  at  Port  Townsend, 
which  is  the  regular  port  of  transfer — selected  (it  being  an 
American  port)  in  order  to  avoid  annoyance  from  the  custo?ns 
officials.  Victoria  is,  however,  a  much  more  enjoyable  place 
than  Port  Townsend  to  spend  a  day  or  so  in,  and  many  passen- 
gers prefer  to  do  so.  A  call  on  the  company's  agents,  Messrs. 
R.  P.  Rithet  &  Co.,  61  and  63  Wharf  Street,  will  obtain  the 
information  as  to  whether  or  not  you  can  remain  here  or  must 
proceed  to  Port  Townsend,  and  join  the  Alaska  steamer  at  that 
point. 

Passengers  from  opvia  Portland  can  obtain  tickets  and  further 
information  at  the  office  of  this  company.  Passengers  from 
Seattle  or  other  ports  on  the  Sound  can  engage  passage  and 
obtain  information  by  applying  to  the  company's  agents  at 
Victoria,  Port  Townsend,  Seattle  or  Tacoma. 

START     OUT    FROM     PORT    TOWNSEND    FOR    ALASKA. 

'  Two  or  three  hours'  steaming  and  you  are  in  Victoria,  B.  C. 

You  have  probably  been  here  before,  and  will  not  care  to  tarry 
long — you  will  be  accommodated — a  few  hours  at  the  farthest 
and  you  are  headed  north.  The  chances  are  that  ne.xt  morning 
you  will  wake  up  and  find  yourself  in  Departure  Bay,  which  is 
the  coaling  station.  You  may  have  time  while  the  vessel  is  load- 
ing to  ride  out  to  the  coal  mines.  If  you  have  not,  you  can 
amuse  yourself  fishing  and  rambling  about  the  town  and  adja- 
cent country.  You  will  not  be  kept  here  longer  than  absolutely 
necessary,  for  the  Captain  is  anxious  to  start  on  his  journey 
north.  Ready — all  aboard — off  we  go  !  Now  you  can  bid  good- 
by  to  the  railroad  and  telegraph,  to  the  bustle  and  worry  and 
confusion  of  the  world.  All  you  have  to  do  now  is  to  see  and 
enjoy  the  sights  ;  to  eat,  drink  and  be  merry.  You  would  like 
to  know 

WHAT     THERE     IS     IN     ALASKA    TO    ADMIRE. 

Well,  let  us  see.  There  are  a  variety  of  things  to  admire, 
some  to  wonder  at,  others  to  ponder  over,  and  all  of  them  we 
hope  to  enjoy.  First,  then,  you  will  scarcely  believe  your  own 
senses  or  realize  the  fact  that  the  waters  you  are  sailing  over 
are  the  salt  waters  of  the  Pacific  Ocean.  It  does  not  .seem  pos- 
sible that  you  can  glide  along  day  after  day,  and  week  after 
week,  without  encountering  a  wave  or  scarcely  a  ripple  to 
disturb  the  equilibrium  of  the  vessel.  You  will  realize,  how- 
ever, by  the  compass  of  your  appetite,  that  you  are  obtaining 
all  the  advantages  of  a  sea-voyage  without  being  obliged  to 
wrestle  with  that  much  dreaded  monster,  sea-sicknes.s.  You 
wonder  how  and  when  and  why  these  thousands  of  islands, 
past  which  you  are  constantly  sailing,  were  formed — islands, 
some  of  them  no  larger  than  a  good-sized   house,  while  others 


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are  empires  in  themselves.  You  will  sail  through  narrow  and 
serpentine  passages,  which  can  only  be  navigated  at  slack  and 
high  tide  on  account  of  the  terrific  current  which  rushes 
through  at  other  stages  of  the  tide.  You  will  see,  admire  and 
pass  through  channels  hundreds  of  miles  in  length,  as  straight 
as  an  arrow  and  of  unfathomable  c  pths,  banked  on  either  side 
by  perpendicular  and  gigantic  mountains,  whose  untrod  sum- 
mits are  clothed  in  clouds  and  ice.  But  what  will  interest  you 
most  of  all  will  be  the  glaciers.  You  will  see  a  number  of  them 
on  your  way  up  to  Juneau,  glittering  in  the  distance  before  you 
have  an  opportunity  to  climb  onto  one.  There  is  a  great  satis- 
faction in  imparting  to  your  acquaintances  the  fact  that  you 
have  seen  the  glaciers  of  Alaska,  and  traveled  over  them.  For 
beauty  these  glaciers  are  unapproachable,  and  as  for  size — why, 
the  largest  one  in  Switzerland  would  scarcely  make  a  respect- 
able sized  nose  if  it  could  be  transferred  bodily  to  the  face  of 
one  of  those  sleeping  giants  in  the  fastnesses  of  Alaska.  If 
the  tide  is  right,  you  will  hear  the  thundering  crash  caused  by 
the  icebergs  breaking  off  from  the  glaciers  and  tumbling  into 
the  water.  You  will  also  most  likely  see  the  ship  surrounded 
by  a  "sea  of  ice,"  which  is  the  prettiest  picture  you  have  ever 
seen,  and  which  you  will  be  sure  to  admire  and  never  forget. 
If  you  have  never  visited  a  mining  camp  and  seen  the  miners 
with  their  picks  and  shovels  and  red  shirts,  you  will  doubtless 
be  pleased  at  the  opportunity  which  who  will  have  at  Douglas 
Island  (near  Juneau)  of  looking  over  the  Treadwell  Mine,  and 
seeing  the  largest  quartz-mill  in  the  world  in  full  operation.  It 
is  only  a  short  walk  from  Juneau  to  the  placer  mines.  Alaskan 
waters  abound  in  the  choicest  kinds  offish,  which,  though  you 
may  not  particularly  admire,  you  will  doubtless  enjoy.  The 
salmon  and  halibut,  fresh  as  the  morning  dew,  of  which  you 
frequently  have  opportunity  to  partake,  are  simply  delicious — 
yum  !  yum  !  If  you  prefer  to  catch  rather  than  to  eat  these 
beauties,  no  one  objects,  and  there  is  plenty  of  opportunity. 
The  Indians  are  much  finerand  more  intelligent  than  those  you 
have  seen  farther  south.  You  will  be  amused  to  see  the 
squaws,  on  the  arrival  of  the  steamer  (by  the  way,  the  arrival 
of  the  steamer  is  the  great  event  of  the  month),  sitting  around 
on  the  sills  of  the  wharf,  dressed  in  their  best  raiment,  and 
many  of  them  with  a  portion  of  their  face  blackened — some- 
times their  teeth — which,  added  to  their  natural  ugliness, 
makes  them  look  like  the  very  old  Nick  himself  The  more 
stormy  the  weather,  the  less  clothing  these  Indians  wear  as  a 
rule,  for  they  evidently  consider  clothing  made  more  for  orna- 
ment than  use.  They  will  offer  you  for  sale,  furs,  silver  brace- 
lets, little  carved  images,  canoes  and  various  knickknacks  ;  but, 
as  a  rule,  they  have  a  high  appreciation  of  their  wares  and 
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Juneau.  You  will  be  amused  at  their  totem  poles,  which  are 
made  by  cutting  down  a  good,  straight  tree,  dressing  it  down  to 
the  desired  size,  and  then  carving^  it  in  a  very  rude  way,  with 
figures  of  birds,  Indian  warriors,  and  other  fantastic  shapes, 
which  resemble  very  much  Chinese  carving.  After  these  poles 
receive  a  sufficient  amount  of  labor  and  skill,  they  are  raised 
and  planted  on  end  before  the  owner's  hut  ;  and  great  value 
is  attached  to  some  of  them,  a  couple  of  thousand  dollars  being 
considered  a  very  reasonable  price  for  the  largest  and  choicest. 

AT     WHAT     POINTS     STEAMERS     STOP    IN    ALASKA. 

That  depends  on  circumstances.  They  always  call  at  Mary 
Island,  Wrangel,  Juneau,  Douglas  Island,  Killisnoo  and  Sitka. 
Sitka  is  the  capital  of  the  Territory,  but  Juneau  is  the  chief 
settlement,  and  is  the  headquarters  of  the  mining  business. 
You  must  not  fail  to  see  the  Greek  church  in  Sitka.  There 
are  but  two  Greek  churches  in  the  United  States,  outside  of 
Alaska,  and  this  is  the  most  ancient  and  interesting  of  them  all. 
Most  of  the  other  places  the  steamers  stop  at  are  trading- posts 
and  fisheries.  Fishing,  mining  and  trading  are  the  principal 
industries  in  Alaska. 

There  are  no  "  Palace  "   hotels  in  Alaska.     Unless  you  have 

business  to  attend  to  you  will  not  desire  to  remain  over  there  a 

trip,  but  you  will  go  when  and  where  the  steamer  goes,  and 

you  will  have  an  opportunity  of  seeing  the  principal  objects  of 

interest  in  Southeastern  Alaska.     The  steamers  sometimes  go 

north  as  far  as  Chilcat,  say  up  to  about  the  fifty-eighth  degree  of 

north  latitude.     The  pleasure  is  not  so  much  in  the  stopping 

as  in  the    going.     You  are  constantly   passing  through   new 

channels,  past  new  islands,  opening  up  new  points  of  interest, 

imtil  you  finally  surfeit  of  the  grand  and  magnificent  in  Nature 

and  are  glad  to 

RETURN. 

The  transfer  will  be  made  at  either  Port  Townsend  or  Vic- 
toria from  the  Alaska  steamer  to  the  San  Francisco  steamer. 
Passengers  going  to  or  by  way  of  Portland  can  take  the  train 
at  Tacoma,  over  the  Northern  Pacific  Railroad  to  Portland. 

HAVING   ARRIVED   HOME 

you  will  find  your  eyes  clear  and  sparkling,  your  appetite  keen, 
your  step  more  elastic,  your  general  health  immensely  im- 
proved, and,  in  case  you  were  not  up  to  a  proper  and  healthy 
standard  when  you  started  out,  your  avoirdupois  increased  any- 
where from  five  to  thirty  pounds.  You  will  be  delighted  at 
having  made  the  journey.  You  will  have  lots  of  st'"'ies  to  tell 
of  your  experiences,  which  will  make  you  the  lion  of  your 
social  gathering  and  the  envy  of  those  who  stayed  at  home  or 
went  to  the  springs.  This  is  the  invariable  experience  of  those 
who  take  this  trip  to  Alaska. 


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The   following  is  an  extract    from    Miss   Scidmore's  book, 
"Journeys  in  Alaska  :" 

"Life  on  the  waveless  arms  of  the  ocean  has  a  great  fascina- 
tion on  oi.e  of  these  Alaskan  trips,  and,  crowded  with  novelty, 
incidents  and  surprises  as  each  day  is,  the  cruise  seems  all  too 
short  when  the  end  approaches.  One  dreads  to  get  to  land 
again  and  end  the  easy,  idle  wandering  through  the  long  arch- 
ipelago. The  voyage  is  but  one  protracted  marine  picnic,  and 
an  unbroken  succession  of  memorable  days.  Where  in  all  the 
list  of  them  to  place  the  red  letter  or  the  white  stone  puzzles 
one.  The  passengers  beg  the  Captain  to  reverse  the  .ngines, 
or  boldly  turn  back  and  keep  up  the  cruise  until  the  autumn 
gales  make  us  willing  to  return  to  the  region  of  earthly  cares 
and  responsibilities,  daily  mails  and  telegraph  wires.  The  long 
nightless  days  never  lose  their  spells,  and  in  retrospect  the 
wonders  of  the  northland  appear  the  greater.  The  weeks  of 
continuous  travel  over  deep,  placid  waters,  in  the  midst  of  mag- 
nificent scenery,  might  be  a  journey  of  exploration  on  a  new 
continent,  so  different  is  it  from  anything  else  in  American 
travel.  Seldom  is  anything  bi..  an  Indian  canoe  met.  For 
days  no  sign  of  settlement  is  seen  along  the  quiet  fiords,  and 
making  nocturnal  visits  to  small  fisheries,  only  the  unbroken 
wilderness  is  in  sight  during  waking  hours. 

"The  anchoring  in  strange  places,  the  going  to  and  fro  in 
small  boats,  the  queer  people,  the  strange  life,  the  peculiar  fas- 
cination of  the  frontier,  and  the  novelty  of  the  whole  thing, 
affects  one  strangely.  Each  arm  of  the  sea,  and  the  unknown, 
unexplored  wilderness  that  lies  back  of  every  mile  of  shore, 
continually  tempt  the  imagination." 


Prospecting   Outfit. 

Prospecting  is  difficult  and  laborious.  Still,  by  taking  the 
beds  of  the  streams,  it  can  be  done  satisfactorily,  and  there  is 
enough  in  sight  now  to  induce  a  more  thorough  exploration 
than  has  ever  yet  been  made.  Hopeful  indications  continue  to 
reward  every  attempt,  and  the  opinion  is  general  among  mining 
men  that  many  more  rich  gold  fields  will  be  discovered.  For 
the  work  of  prospecting,  a  boat  of  some  kind  is  the  first  neces- 
sity, and  it  should  have  a  good  sail,  and  be  fitted  with  the  means 
of  securing  goods  (a  few  at  least)  against  rain  and  wave.  Beside 
a  boat,  a  good  tent,  large  enough  to  shelter  the  entire  party, 
should  be  provided,  and  bear  or  other  skins  enough  to  lay  under 
them  to  protect  bed  and  body  from  the  dampness  in  the  ground. 
These  last  can  be  obtained  in  the  country.  After  this  a  stout 
rain-coat  and  gum-boots  come  next,  and  the  remainder  of  the 
outfit,  as  to  tools,  provisions,  etc.,  can  be  according  to  individual 
preference.     Each  party  should  have  at  least  one  good  rifle  of 


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large  caliber,  as  bears  are  sonietiiiies  encouutered  and  deer  fre- 
quently seen. 

The  spring  in  Alaska  is  generally  more  backward  than  in 
more  southern  latitudes,  doubtless  because  the  mountains 
invariably  become  covered  with  snow  during  the  winter,  and, 
until  it  has  begun  to  appreciably  disappear,  the  atmosphere  is 
kept  more  or  less  chilled.  But  the  compensation  comes  in  the 
fall  when  the  mild  weather  is  extended  far  beyond  its  limit 
in  many  other  places  nearer  the  center  of  civilization.  Vege- 
tables and  flowers  frequently  are  found  growing  out  in  tlie 
gardens  after  December  has  arrived,  and  it  is  rare  that  heavy 
frosts  occur  before  that  month.  The  summers  in  Alaska  are 
delightful — never  oppressively  warm,  but  enough  so  as  to  cheer 
and  invigorate.  The  thermometer  clings  around  seventy-nine 
degrees  for  weeks,  and  sometimes  mouths,  while  the  pleasant 
daylight  never  entirely  fades  out  of  the  amber  sky. 


Extracts  From  Letters  Received  by  the 
Pacific  Coast  Steamship  Company. 

[From  John  T.  Morris,  the  celebrated  Iron  Manufacturer  of  Philadelphia  ] 

I  have  been  trying  to  find  time  ever  since  my  return  from 
our  Alaska  trip  to  express  my  and  our  thanks  to  yoti  for  having 
arranged  everything  so  pleasant  for  us,  also  for  having  encour- 
aged us  to  take  the  trip  at  all.  It  exceeded  my  every  expecta- 
tion, and  I  can  only  hope  that  .ny  more  parties  will  visit 
those  beautiful  land-locked  waters  ;  and  I  hope  they  will  also 
enjoy  as  delightful  weather  and  have  as  pleasant  company  as 
we  had. 

The  trip  will  be  an  ever-memorable  one  to  us. 


[From  His  Honor  M.  R.  Waite,  late  Chief  Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the 

United  Stales.] 

I  cannot  leave  this  Coast  without  letting  you  know  what  a 
delightful  trip  I  had  to  Alaska,  on  the  Idaho^  in  July  and 
August.  It  was  all  I  had  looked  for,  and  more,  too.  The 
officers  and  men  on  th.e  ship  were  thoughtful  and  attentive,  and 
nothing  was  left  undone  that  would  contribute  to  the  comfort 
and  pleasure  of  the  passengers.  I  am  certain  the  excursion  will 
soon  become  one  of  the  most  popular  on  the  continent,  and  it 
surely  is  one  of  the  most  enjoyable. 

[PVom  H.  B.  Whipple,  Bishop  of  Minnesota.] 

I  know  of  no  scenery  in  our  country  more  beautiful,  and  no 
excursion  that  I  have  ever  made  has  left  so  many  delightful 
memories  as  our  excursion  on  your  steamer  to  Alaska  with  the 
Lord  Bishop  of  Rochester. 


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[From  VVm.  Garrard,  Esi).,  Savannah,  Ga.] 

I  enjoyed  my  trip  to  Alaska  very  inucli.  It  was  like  going 
into  a  foreign  country.  It  is  a  most  interesting  excursion — 
nothing  to  efjual  it  that  I  know  of.  The  climate  in  summer, 
the  beautiful  land-locked  water-way,  the  gold  mini's,  fisheries, 
Indians,  glaciers  and  the  good  service  on  the  boats  combine 
to  render  it  a  charming  voyage,  and  I  only  wish  I  could  go 
again. 


Alaskan  Glaciers. 


HV    KATE    KIKLD. 


Soon  after  leaving  Wrangel,  the  first  Alaskan  glacier  is  seen 
'n  the  distance,  looking  like  a  frozen  river  emerging  from  the 
home  of  the  clouds.  he  sea  is  glassy,  and  a  procession  of 
small  bergs,  broken  away  from  the  glacier,  float  silently  toward 
the  south.  It  is  Nature's  dead  march  to  the  sun,  to  melt  in  its 
burning  kisses,  and  to  be  transplanted  into  happy  tears.  Wild 
ducks  fly  past,  and  from  his  eyrie  a  bald-headed  eagle  surveys 
the  scene — deeply,  darkly,  beautifully  blue — apparently  con- 
scious that  he  is  the  symbol  of  the  Republic.  There  are  Gla- 
ciers and  glaciers.  In  Switzerland  a  glacier  is  a  vast  bed  of 
dirty  air-holed  ice  that  has  fastened  itself,  like  a  cold  porous- 
plaster,  to  the  side  of  an  Alp.  Distance  alone  lends  enchant- 
ment to  the  view.  In  Alaska  a  glacier  is  a  wonderful  torrent 
that  seems  to  have  been  suddenly  frozen  when  about  to  plunge 
into  the  sea.  Down  and  about  mountains  wind  these  snow- 
clad  serpents,  extending  miles  inland,  with  as  many  arms 
sometimes  as  an  octopus.  Wonderfully  picturesque  is  the  Da- 
vid.son  Glacier,  but  more  extended  is  the  Muir  Glacier,  which 
marks  the  extreme  northerly  points  of  pleasure  travel.  Im- 
agine a  glacier  three  miles  wide  and  three  hundred  feet  hijrh 
at  its  mouth.  Think  of  Niagara  Falls  frozen  stiff",  add  thirty- 
six  feet  to  its  height,  and  you  have  a  slight  idea  of  the  terminus 
of  Muir  Glacier,  in  front  of  which  your  steamer  anchors  ;  pic- 
ture a  background  of  mountains  fifteen  thousand  feet  high,  al'. 
snow  clad,  and  then  imagine  a  gorgeous  sun  lighting  up  the  ice 
cj  'stals  with  rainbow  coloring.  The  face  of  the  glacier  takes 
01.  iie  hue  of  aquamarine,  the  hue  of  every  bit  of  floating  ice, 
b'^  and  little,  that  surrounds  the  steamer  and  makes  navigation 
serious.  These  dazzling  serpents  move  at  the  rate  of  sixty-four 
feet  a  day,  tumbling  headlong  into  the  sea,  and  as  it  falls  the 
ear  is  startled  with  submarine  thunder,  the  echoes  of  which 
resound  far  and  near.  Down,  down,  down  goes  the  berg,  and 
woe  to  the  boat  in  its  way  when  it  again  rises  to  the  surface. 


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METEOROLOGICAL. 


Table  of  extremes   and  averages  of  temperature  and   precipitation,  number 

of  dear,  fair  and  cloudy  days,  at  Sitka,  Alaska,  furnished  by 

the  U.    S.    Weather    Bureau,    Department    of 

Agriculture,  Washingtoti,  D.  C. 


Year  Record, 

1881  TO  1887. 


TEMPrRATURE. 


Precipitation. 


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No.  OP  Days. 


January 

l''ebruary  . . . 

March 

April 

May 

June 

July 

August 

September. . 

October 

November . . 

December. . . 

Average . 


(1) 

51 

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(3) 
34-2 

(4) 
53 

(5) 
9-75 

(6) 
18.7 

(7) 
17.0 

(8) 
5-4 

52 

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330 

55 

10.51 

17-3 

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6.2 

59 

4 

37-2 

55 

10.02 

20.3 

8.8 

5-9 

66 

22 

41.9 

44 

6.24 

17-7 

2.1 

5-7 

80 

28 

46.9 

52 

494 

16.6 

0.0 

5-2 

75 

38 

51.6 

37 

358 

137 

0.0 

6.5 

72 

42 

54-4 

30 

5.28 

16.0 

0.0 

3-6 

79 

41 

56.6 

38 

6-93 

16. 1 

0.0 

6.1 

69 

32 

52.3 

37 

11.09 

20.4 

0.0 

6.2 

61 

26 

45-7 

35 

13-49 

19. 1 

0.0 

5  3 

56 

5 

39-8 

51 

13-68 

19  9 

0.1 

30 

56 

9 

36-0 

47 

lO.II 

19.7 

2.1 

7.2 

21 

44-1 

44 

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8.6 

8.7 
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8.4 
9-5 
7.8 

8.9 
7-4 
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17.0 

133 
17.0 
14.9 
158 
16.6 
19.0 

154 
16.0 
16.8 
19.6 
14.4 


103.0 

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196.0 


*  Average  annual. 

Explanation. —  Column  i  shows  the  highest  temperature 
observed  during  any  January,  February,  etc.,  from  1881  to  1887. 
Column  2  shows  the  lowest  temperatures  observed  during  any  Jan- 
uary, Februaiy,  etc.  Column  3  is  the  mean  temperature  for  the 
whole  period  of  observation.  Column  4  is  the  range,  or  the  differ- 
ence between  the  figures  in  columns  i  and  2.  The  average  precip- 
itation is  given  in  column  5.  The  average  frequency  of  rain  or  snow, 
or  the  average  number  of  rainy  days,  will  be  found  in  column  6.  The 
average  depth  of  snow  is  given  in  column  7.  In  columns  8,  9  and 
10  is  given  the  average  number  of  clear  days  — days  with  no  clouds 
or  less  than  three  tenths  of  the  sky  covered  with  clouds ;  fair  days, — 
days  from  three  to  seven  tenths  of  the  sky  covered  with  clouds ;  and 
cloudy  d_ys, — days  with  the  sky  eight  to  ten  tenths  covered  with 
clouds. 


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17.0 
14.9 
158 
16.6 
19.0 

154 
16.0 
16.8 
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BRITISH  COLUMBIA  AND  PUGET  SOUND  ROUTE 


The  steamers  usually  employed  on  this  route  are  the  City  of 
Puebla^  Walla  Walla  and  Umatilla^  sailing  from  San  Francisco 
and  Puget  Sound  ports  every  fifth  day.  These  vessels  are  all 
large,  fine  and  fast,  the  City  of  Puebla  especially,  being 
probably  the  fastest  merchant  steamer  plying  on  the  Pacific 
Coast.  These  vessels  have  a  carrying  capacity  of  some  2,500 
tons,  and  very  extensive  passenger  accommodations,  both  first 
and  second  class. 

The  time  ordinarily  occupied  on  the  trip  from  San  Francisco 
to  Seattle  is  about  three  days.  The  usual  first  class  fare  is  $15  ; 
second  class,  $7.50,  including  a  berth  and  meals. 

Starting  from  Broadway  Wharf  (Pier  9),  San  Francisco,  the 
steamer  glides  rapidly  past  the  frowning  fortress  on  Alcatraz 
Island  on  the  right,  past  Lime  Point,  on  which  are  some  of 
Uncle  Sam's  heaviest  ordnances,  leaving  Fort  Point  on  the  left, 
passing  Point  Bonita,  on  which  is  located  a  lighthouse,  then, 
crossing  the  bar  by  the  north  channel,  and  heading  direct  for 
Point  Reyes.  The  scenery  passing  through  the  Golden  Gate  is 
perhaps  the  finest  that  can  be  seen  in  any  port  in  the  country, 
San  Francisco  Bay  being  unsurpassed  in  its  extent,  depth  of 
water  and  general  accessibility  by  any  port  or  harlDor  in  the 
world. 

Passing  through  the  North  Channel  the  Potato  Patch  is  on 
the  left,  or  in  sailor  parlance,  port  side.  The  Potato  Patch  is 
in  a  sense  the  middle  ground  between  the  North  and  South  chan- 
nels, and  is  called  so  from  the  fact  that  a  small  sailing  vessel, 
a  great  many  years  ago,  loaded  with  potatoes,  was  lost  there. 

The  north  heads  will  be  noticed  as  high,  precipitous  and 
rugged,  and  this  is  the  general  character  of  the  country  for 
some  distance.  Point  Reyes  is  some  thirty-three  miles  north  of 
San  Francisco,  and  a  lighthouse  and  fog  signal  station  are 
here  located.  The  next  point  of  importance  is  Point  Arena, 
on  which  are  located  an  important  lighthouse  and  fog  signal 
station.  Steamers  for  Puget  Sound  do  not  hug  the  shore  as  do 
the  small  steamers  bound  for  intermediate  landings  ;  there- 
fore, only  the  most  prominent  and  important  points  are  noted 
in  passing. 

Usually,  the  Straits  of  Fuca  are  reached  in  the  evening  of 
the  second  day  out  the  steamer  arriving  at  Victoria  the  same 
evening  or  night.  Here  the  vessel  ties  up  at  what  is  called  the 
outer  or  ocean  dock,  and  commences  at  once  to  discharge  her 
cargo.     The  passengers  have  an  opportunity,  if  they  so  desire. 


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to  visit  the  city  while  the  steamer  is  lying  at  the  wharf,  but,  as 
this  is  frequently  in  the  nighttime,  it  is  usual  for  them  to  do 
their  visiting  in  Victoria  on  the  return  trip.  We  will  here 
pause  at  Victoria  long  enough  to  give  a  short  account  of  the 
city. 

VICTORIA,  B.  C, 

is  the  provincial  capital  of  British  Columbia,  situated  on  Vic- 
toria Harbor,  at  the  southern  extremity  of  Vancouver  Island. 
Its  population  is  about  20,000.  It  is  the  irost  important  mer- 
cantile and  commercial  city  of  the  pro^ance.  Th'  surround- 
ing country  is  both  agricultural  and  mineral,  producing  wheat, 
oats,  hops,  silver,  gold  and  coal.  Large  salmon  canneries  are 
located  here,  and  extensive  shipments  of  lumber  and  *ish  are 
made  to  foreign  markets.  There  are  several  first-class  hotels, 
public  halls,  etc.  The  British  Naval  Station  is  located  about 
three  miles  distant,  at  Esquimault.  The  roads  in  and  around 
Victoria  are  noted  for  being  among  the  best  on  the 
continent.  The  Government  buildings  and  some  of  the 
residences  are  very  fine.  There  is  also  a  large  dry  dock 
at  Esquimault.  The  climate  in  the  summer  time  is 
charming,  and  this  city  is  the  resort  of  many  tourists.  From 
Victoria  the  steamer  proceeds  to  Port  Townsend,  a  run  of  about 
thirty-four  miles.  A  fine  view  of  the  Olympian  Mountains 
in  clear  weather  can  be  obtained  in  the  run  from  Victoria 
across  the  Straits  to  Port  Townsend,  and  frequently  Mount 
Rainier  will  loom   up  in  the  distance,  a  magnificent  sight. 

PORT     TOWNSEND. 

The  vessel  will  perhaps  spend  an  hour  here,  discharging 
freight,  during  which  time  the  passengers  have  an  opportunity 
of  taking  a  walk  up  and  around  town.  The  city  is  located  on 
what  is  known  as  Port  Townsend  Bay,  about  thirty-three 
miles  from  Victoria,  as  above  noted,  and  about  forty-five 
miles  from  Seattle.  Its  population  is  about  5,000.  It 
is  the  principal  port  of  entry  for  Puget  Sound  district ; 
has  a  good  harbor,  and  considerable  commerce  in  the 
products  of  the  State,  the  lumber  interest  being  the  most 
important.  The  surrounding  country  is  heavily  timbered, 
and  has  deposits  of  coal  and  iron  near  by.  It  has  sev- 
eral hotels.  National  banks  and  opera  houses,  sawmills,  found- 
ries, machine  shops, '  public  halls,  newspapers,  fine  water- 
works, and  is  generally  equipped  as  a  first-cla.ss  city.  Fort 
Townsend  is  a  military  post  about  two  and  a  half  miles  distant 
by  water,  and  five  miles  by  land,  on  the  west  side  of  the  bay, 
which  is  the  headquarters  of  the  United  States  troops  for  that 
section  of  the  country.  At  Port  Townsend  the  Alaska  passengers 
north  bound  are    usually  transferred    from    the   San  Francisco 


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steamer  to  the  Alaska  steamer,  and  vice  versa.  The  view  from 
the  residence  portion  of  tlie  city,  which  is  located  on  the  hill  or 
table-land  right  back  of  the  water  front,  is  extensive  and  fine. 
The  company's  agent  can  generally  be  found  on  or  about  the 
dock,  on  which  his  office  is  located.  From  Port  Townsend  the 
steamer  proceeds  directly  to  Seattle,  where  she  usually  lies 
nearly  or  quite  all  day  discharging  freight  at  the  Oregon  Im- 
provement Company's  ocean  dock,  which  gives  passengers  a 
fine  opportunity  to  take  in  the  town,  and,  if  they  .so  desire,  take 
a  ride  on  the  electric  cars  over  to  Lake  Washington,  or  other 
points  of  interest. 

SEATTLE 

is  the  metropolis  of  Puget  Sound  and  is  situated  on  what  is 
known  as  Elliot  Bay.  It  has  a  population  of  about  65,000. 
It  is  a  city  possessing  great  natural  advantages,  and  is 
evidently  destined  to  be  one  of  the  principal  cities  on  the 
Pacific  slope.  A  fine  country  is  tributary  to  King  County 
which  embraces  some  60,000  acres  of  coal  fields,  mountains  ot 
hematite  iron  ore,  and  valleys  of  wonderfully  productive  soil  in 
hops,  hay,  potatoes,  grain,  vegetables  and  fruit.  The  surface 
of  the  country  is  covered  with  fir,  spruce,  cedar  and  hard  wood 
timber.  Seactle  is  connected  almost  hourly  with  Tacoma  by 
both  rail  and  steamer,  and  with  all  sound  ports  as  well  as 
Pacific  Coast  and  foreign  ports  by  regular  lines  of  steamers. 
Seattle  is  the  western  terminus  o"  the  Great  Northern  Railway, 
and  is  the  headquarters  as  well  as  the  terminus  of  several 
local  railroads  and  a  large  fleet  of  local  steamers.  The  city 
is  well  supplied  with  electric  and  cable  cars  and  most  of  the 
buildings  are  of  the  most  modern  description  and  of  fine 
architectural  design.  In  June,  i88g,  nearly  the  entire  business 
part  of  the  city  was  destroyed  by  fire,  which  apparently  was  a 
blessing  in  disguise  as  the  new  city  is  a  wonderful  improvement 
on  the  old.  Seattle  is  supplied  with  electric  lights,  telephone 
exchange,  several  public  halls,  standard  theaters,  a  paid  fire 
department,  and  excellent  fire  and  water  system  embracing 
public  water  works,  costing  a  million  dollars,  and  a  harbor  fire 
boat.  Its  manufacturing  interests  are  important  and  varied 
and  too  numerous  to  mention.  Great  quantities  of  coal, 
lumber  and  lumber  products,  salmon,  grain,  etc.,  are  shipped 
from  liere.  It  can  be  truthfully  said  that  Seattle  is  the  center 
of  commerce  of  Puget  Sound.  A  project  is  now  on  foot  to 
build  a  canal  between  Seattle  and  Lake  Washington  at  a 
cost  of  some  $7,000,000.  In  consequence  of  the  steamer  being 
delayed  so  long,  discharging  freight  at  Seattle,  passengers  for 
Tacoma  and  other  Sound  ports  are  here  transferred  to  either 
the  railroads  or  local  steamers.  After  discharging  her  freight 
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which  is  distant  some  twenty-five  miles  from  Seattle.  It  has  a 
population  of  about  36,000  and  is  situated  at  the  head  of 
Commencement  Bay,  the  extreme  southeastern  harbor  of 
Pugct  Sound.  It  has  a  good  harbor  and  is  the  western  termi- 
nus of  the  Northern  Pacific  Railroad.  Some  fifty  miles  of 
electric  street  railway  are  now  in  operation,  A  large  number  of 
sawmills  are  located  either  in  Tacoma  or  near  by,  one  of  them 
being  the  largest  in  the  Northwest  with  a  capacity  of  some 
400,000  feet  per  day.  A  large  number  of  manufacturing 
institutions  are  located  in  Tacoma,  and  vast  quantities  of 
grain  are  brought  by  the  Northern  Pacific  Railroad  to  the  city 
and  shipped  therefrom  to  San  Francisco  and  to  foreign  ports. 
The  Tacoma  smelter  is  located  here  and  has  a  capacity  of  some 
500  tons  of  ore  per  day.  The  Hotel  Tacoma  is  finely 
located  and  is  very  attractive.  The  Tacoma  Theater  is  a 
splendid  building  and  seats  1,200  persons.  Trans-Pacific 
steamers  of  the  Northern  Pacific  Railroad  Company  sail 
from  this  port  for  Hongkong  and  Yokohama.  Mount  Rainier, 
whose  altitude  is  14,444  f'^^t,  is  plainly  seen  from  this  point  and 
presents  a  most  beautiful  picture.  The  passengers  having  all 
left  the  steamer,  her  movements  are  not  of  especial  interest,  but 
we  will  follow  her  in  her  route  in  order  that  her  movements 
may  be  known.     She  now  returns,  passing  Seattle  to 


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say  a  distance  of  about  fifty-four  miles,  at  which  port  she 
discharges  her  freigiit  and  receives  any  outward  freight. 
Everett  is  comparatively  a  new  town.  It  has  been  made 
prominent  by  large  amounts  of  money  expended  by  Rockefeller 
and  his  associates.  At  this  point  was  built  the  whaleback 
steamer  known  as  the  City  of  Everett  recently  l?unched. 
There  is  also  located  here  a  smelting  and  paper  mill,  nail 
factory  and  other  manufacturing  institutions.  This  city  is  on 
the  line  of  the  Great  Northern  Railway  and  is  quite  an  enter- 
prising and  progressive  port,  with  a  population  of  some  5,000. 
From  Everett  the  steamer  goes  to 

ANACORTES, 

a  distance  of  sixty-eight  miles,  '^'his  city  is  the  shipping  point 
for  large  quantities  of  oats  and  is  the  terminus  of  the  Seattle 
and  Northern  Railroad,  and  is  located  on  Fidalgo  Island. 
From  Anacortes  the  steamer  proceeds  a  distance  of  sixty-eight 
miles  to 

VANCOUVER,  B.   C, 

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extensive  port  facilities.  It  is  the  western  terminus  of  the 
Canadian  Pacific  Railway  and  portof  departure  of  the  Canadian 
Pacific  Railway  Company's  steamers  for  Japan,  China  and 
Australia.  There  is  also  a  regular  steamer  service  between 
Vancouver  and  Victoria,  as  well  as  between  Vancouver  and 
other  local  points  in  British  Columbia  and  around  Puget  Sound. 
The  business  interests  of  this  city  are  varied — lumber  and  fishing 
being  the  most  important.  The  surrounding  country  is  adapted 
to  the  growth  of  grains,  fruits  and  vegetables.  It  has  large 
salmon  canneries,  good  hotels,  public  halls,  opera  house,  etc. 
Having  discharged  her  inward  fre'T^ht  and  received  her  outward 
freight,  the  steamer  may  be  con.  -.ered  as  having  finished  her 
inward  voyage  and  now  returns  to  Seattle  for  the  purpose  of 
receiving  her  passengers,  after  which  she  sails  at  8  A.  M.  for 
Port  Townsend  and  Victoria.  She  leaves  the  former  place 
about  12  M.  and  Victoria  about  8  p.  m.,  sailing  thence  directly 
to  San  Francisco  over  the  route  we  have  followed  her  going 
north. 

PORTLAND  (OREGON)  ROUTE. 

The  steamers  sail  from  (Spear  Street  Wharf)  San  Francisco 
and  from  (Ainsworth  Dock)  Portland,  Or.,  touching  at  Astoria 
en  route  every  fifth  day  ;  from  San  Francisco  at  10  A.  M.,  and 
usually  at  8  p.  m.  from  Portland.  The  time  ordinarily  occupied 
en  route  is  from  two  to  two  and  a  half  days.  The  usual  first 
class  fare  is  $15  ;  second  class,  $7.50,  including  a  berth  and 
meals. 

Steamers  employed  on  the  route  are  usually  the  Columbia 
and  State  of  California. 

The  Columbia  is  an  elegant  iron  vessel,  on  which  was  re- 
cently spent  over  $200,000,  she  having  been  supplied  by  the 
Union  Iron  Works  with  new  engines,  etc.  She  is  elegantly 
fitted  up,  being  supplied  with  electric  lights  and  other  modern 
improvements.  Her  registered  tonnage  is  2,722;  length,  309 
feet ;  breadth,  38.5  feet ;  depth,  14.4  feet ;  carrying  capacity, 
2,500  tons  ;  speed,  about  fifteen  knots.  She  has  first  and  second 
class  accommodations  for  a  very  large  number  of  passengers. 

The  iron  steamer  Stale  of  California  is  well  and  favorably 
known  on  this  route,  having  been  built  especially  for  this  serv- 
ice. She  is  a  vessel  of  2,266  tons  register,  three  hundred  feet 
long,  thirty-eight  feet  six  inches  beam,  twenty-four  feet  four 
inches  deep.  She  has  large  passenger  accommodations,  both  first 
and  second  class;  has  a  speed  of  about  fifteen  knots,  and  carry- 
ing capacity  of  about  1,500  tons.  This  vessel  is  very  steady  at 
sea,  having  what  are  known  as  bilge  keels,  which  prevent  her 
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steamer  Queen.,  Oregon  or  George  IV.  Elder  is  used. 

Tlie  Columbia  River  bar,  which  was  formerly  comparatively 
difficult  and  somewhat  dangerous  to  cross,  has  within  the  last 
few  years  been  improved  wonderfully  by  the  United  States 
Government,  by  the  jetty  system  similar  to  that  used  at  the 
mouth  of  the  Mississippi  River,  as  well  as  at  other  ports  on 
the  Pacific  Coast,  notably  Humboldt,  Coos  Bay,  etc.  While  the 
water  on  the  bar  was  formerly  spread  over  into  comparatively  a 
thin  sheet  and  the  channel  crooked  and  difficult  to  find,  now 
the  water  is  some  thirty  feet  deep  and  the  channel  always  fixed 
and  straight,  so  that  the  entrance  can  now  be  considered  as 
first  class  and  equal  in  accessibility  and  safety  to  almost  any 
port  on  the  Pacific  or  Atlantic  coasts,  large  vessels  being  able 
to  cross  at  any  state  of  the  tide.  Passengers  traveling  on  this 
route  have  an  opportunity  of  viewing  the  magnificent  scenery 
along  the  Columbia  and  Willamette  rivers  between  the  entrance 
to  the  Columbia  River  and  Portland.  The  Columbia  is  one  of 
the  finest  rivers  in  the  country,  and  is  noted  for  its  beauty  and 
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is  the  metropolis  of  the  Pacific  Northwest.  It  is  situated  on 
the  Willamette  River,  about  twelve  miles  from  its  confluence 
with  the  Columbia,  and  no  from  the  mouth  of  the  Columbia 
River,  and  650  miles  from  San  Francisco.  It  has  a  population 
of  90,000. 

•  The  commerce  of  this  port,  passing  out  of  the  Columbia 
River  in  1894,  was  in  round  figures  $7,000,000,  which  is 
exclusive  of  products  and  merchandise  shipped  by  rail  during 
the  same  year,  which  amounted  to  $3,000,000.  The  registered 
tonnage  in  and  out  of  the  Columbia  River  in  1894  was  730  ves- 
sels, and  669,000  tons. 

This  city  is  supplied  by  power  by  one  of  the  largest  electrical 
plants  in  the  country,  located  at  Oregon  City,  where  it  is 
operated  by  water-power  from  the  Oregon  Falls.  The  city  is 
well  lighted,  has  one  of  the  finest  water-works  in  the  country, 
the  water  being  brought  from  Mount  Hood.  Willamette  River 
is  spanned  by  several  bridges  between  Portland  and  East  Port- 
land. The  public-school  system  is  of  the  highest  order.  The 
city  also  possesses  a  first-class  fire  department.  There  are  some 
120  miles  of  street-car  lines,  most  of  which  are  operated  by 
electrical  power. 

The  Hotel  Portland,  covering  an  entire  block,  is  one  of  the 
finest  hotels  on  the  Pacific  Coast.  The  chamber  of  commerce, 
city  hall,  union  depot  and  other  buildings,  are  fi'-st  class  in 
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roads, etc,  radiating  in  all  directions.  A  trip  up  the  Columbia 
River  over  the  Oregon  Railway  &  Navigation  Company's  line 
of  steamers,  returning  either  by  river  or  rail,  is  perhaps  one  of 
the  most  interesting  and  enjoyable  short  trips  in  the  country. 

ASTORIA 

is  located  ten  miles  from  the  mouth  of  the  Columbia  River, 
with  a  population  of  about  6,cx30.  It  has  numerous  and 
important  manufacturing  enterprises,  embracing  large  salmon 
canneries,  tanneries,  lumber  and  saw  mills,  tin-can  factories 
and  other  industries.  It  is  practically  the  headquarters  for  the 
Columbia  River  Salmon  Canning  industry,  which  salmon  has  a 
world-wide  reputation.  All  the  ocean  steamers  call  at  Astoria. 
It  is  comparatively  an  old  city,  having  been  located  origi- 
nally by  John  Jacob  Astor  in  1810  as  a  fur-trading  station.  The 
view  from  the  hills  back  of  the  town  is  quite  extended  and 
interesting. 

EUREKA  OR  HUMBOLDT  BAY  ROUTE. 

The  steel  steamer  Pomona^  ordinarily  run  on  this  route,  is  a 
vessel  of  1,264  tons  register,  225  feet  long,  33  feet  beam,  carry- 
ing capacity  about  1,000  tons,  speed  about  15  knots  ;  with 
large  and  elegant  accommodations  for  first  and  second  class 
passengers.  This  vessel  was  recently  built  by  the  Union  Iron 
Works  of  San  Francisco,  and  is  supplied  with  electric  lights 
and  all  the  other  modern  improvements  and  conveniences. 

The  steamer  makes  a  round  trip  to  Humboldt  Bay  every 
fourth  day,  leaving  Broadway  Wharf  (Pier  9),  San  Francisco 
(north  bound),  at  2  P.  M.,  arriving  at  Eureka  the  following 
morning.  Returning,  leaves  Humboldt  Bay,  usually  at  higli 
tide,  and  reaches  San  Francisco  the  following  morning.  The 
steamer  lands  in  Eureka  at  *he  company's  wharf,  which  is 
centrally  located. 

The  usual  rate  of  fare  is  from  $7.50  to  $10.00  (according  to 
the  sleeping  accommodations  selected)  for  first-class  passage, 
and  $5.00  for  second  class,  including  a  berth  and  meals. 

Rates  of  freight  are  various,  depending  upon   the  class  of 

freight  shipped. 

HUMBOLDT   BAY. 

This  bay  is  situated  parallel  with  the  coast  line,  immediately 
behind  the  low  sand  spits  and  dunes,  between  Table  Bluff  and 
Mad  River.  It  extends  four  miles  south  and  nine  miles  north  of 
the  entrance,  rnd  is  of  varying  width,  the  average  being  about 
a  mile.  The  water  in  the  bay  is  comparatively  shallow  except 
in  the  regular  channels. 


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Of  late  years  the  United  States  Government  has  undertaken 
a  system  of  jetty  work  at  the  entrance  of  this  bay,  which  has 
resulted  in  great  improvement  in  the  depth  of  water  on  the  bar 
and  permanency  in  the  course  of  the  channel.  Before  these 
Government  improvements  were  inaugurated,  the  bar  and 
channel  were  constantly  shifting,  and  the  entrance  was  com- 
paratively dangerous,  while,  at  the  present  writing,  the  entrance 
is  as  safe  and  accessible  for  vessels  of  reasonable  size  as  the 
entrance  to  the  bay  of  San  Francisco. 

EUREKA. 

The  city  of  Eureka  is  the  county-seat  of  Humboldt  County, 
and  is  located  on  a  plain  that  slopes  gently  down  to  Humboldt 
Bay  from  the  forest-clad  foothills  of  the  Coast  Range.  The 
northern  arm  of  the  bay  forms  the  western  and  northern 
boundaries  of  the  city,  and  the  main  navigable  channel  of 
the  bay  extends  along  the  water  front,  separating  the  main- 
land from  Indian  Island  in  the  bay.  The  site  of  the  city  was 
originally  a  dense  forest  of  redwood,  and,  since  its  settlement 
in  1850,  the  limits  of  the  town  have  been  co-extensive  with 
the  clearings.  The  growth  was  slow  but  substantial,  and  now, 
with  a  corporate  area  of  five  and  one-half  square  miles,  the 
city  contains  a  population  of  about  10,000.  The  streets  are 
regular,  extending  back  from  the  water  front  on  two  sides. 
The  slope  is  just  sufficient  to  facilitate  drainage. 

Eureka  has  a  well  established  system  of  electric  lighting  for 
her  sticets,  and  an  excellent  water  system,  with  abundance  of 
water  brought  from  the  Elk  River,  five  miles  distant. 

The  city  enjoys  the  advantages  of  an  excellent  system  of 
public  schools,  ably  managed,  and  these  are  supplemented  by 
private  institutions  of  learning  that  have  obtained  recognition 
both  at  home  and  abroad. 

The  water  front  ever  presents  a  lively  scene.  Steam  and  sail- 
ing vessels  and  unrigged  barges  are  always  seen  arriving  or 
departing.  The  commercial  interests  of  the  port  center  around 
the  Eureka  wharves.  The  shipping  industry  has  been  the  most 
carefully  developed  of  any,  except,  perhaps,  that  of  lumber 
manufacturing  ;  and  it  is  stated  positively  that  no  other  city  in 
America  owns  so  large  a  proportion  of  the  vessels  that  trade  at 
the  port  on  which  the  city  is  located.  The  city  is  largely 
dependent  on  the  lumber  industry,  though  but  seven  mills  are 
within  the  city  limits.  But  the  thirty  or  forty  lumber  and 
shingle  mills  in  the  county  are  principally  controlled  by  resi- 
dents of  Eureka.  And  the  activity  that  they  bring  about,  the 
profits  they  return  and  the  commerce  they  promote  all  con- 
tribute to  the  prosperity  of  the  thriving  metropolis  of  the 
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A  railroad  twenty-six  miles  in  length  connects  Eureka  with 
the  Eel  River  Valley.  There  are  several  short  railroads  ter- 
minating on  the  bay.  Stage  lines  are  run  to  the  various  settle- 
ments in  the  mountains.  The  custom  house  for  the  port  is 
located  in  Eureka,  also  the  land  office  for  the  Humboldt  district, 
and  a  regular  weather  station  for  observations.  The  city  has 
free  mail  delivery.  A  daily  mail  service  is  maintained  between 
the  city  and  San  Francisco  overland.  There  is  also  daily  and 
semi-daily  mail  service  between  Eureka  and  the  principal  interior 
towns  of  the  county.  The  city  hall  is  one  of  the  finest  in  Cali- 
fornia, and,  considering  the  size  of  the  city,  perhaps  one  of  the 
finest  in  the  United  States.  The  outlying  agricultural  districts 
produce  large  quantities  of  potatoes  and  cereals.  The  Eel  River 
Valley  is  devoted  principally  to  the  dairying  business.  Most  of 
the  butter  produced  in  the  county  is  made  at  the  various  cream- 
eries. The  value  of  the  exports  (principally  lumber)  is  very 
great. 

The  county  is  located  in  a  belt  that  is  always  free  from 
drought,  but  is  never  subject  to  the  excessive  rainfall  of  some  of 
the  coast  counties  farther  north.  On  the  whole  this  section  of 
the  State  presents  many  inducements  to  parties  seeking  a  home 
in  Northern  California. 


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San  Francisco-San  Diego  Route. 

The  steamers  usually  etuployed  on  this  route  are  two  in 
number,  namely,  the  Santa  Rosa  and  Corona.  The  Santa 
Rosa  is  a  large  iron  vessel  with  a  carryinj>^  capacity  of  about 
2,500  tons,  elegantly  fitted  up  with  electric  lights  and  all 
modern  improvements.  The  Corona  is  a  steel  vessel,  while  not 
quite  as  large  as  the  Santa  Rosa,  has  electric  lights  and  all 
the  other  conveniences.  They  are  both  very  popular  ships 
with  the  traveling  public.  One  of  these  vessels  sails  from 
Broadway  Wharf  (Pier  11),  San  Francisco,  every  fourth  day  at 
1 1  A.  M.,  proceeding  past  the  objects  of  interest  in  .San  Francisco 
Bay,  as  described  under  head  of  Puget  Sound  Route,  but 
passing  nearer  Fort  Point  and  out  through  the  South  Channel, 
down  past  the  ClifF  House,  .Seal  Rocks,  Pillar  Point,  Pigeon 
Point,  Monterey  Bay,  reaching,  on  the  following  morning, 
before   daylight,   as  a  rule, 

PORT   HARFORD, 

situated  on  San  Luis  Obispo  Bay,  about  200  miles  from  San 
Francisco.  Large  quantities  of  freight  are  usually  discharged 
here  as  this  is  the  northern  terminus  and  shipping  point 
of  the  Pacific  Coast  Railway,  and  of  San  Luis  Obispo  City, 
County,  and  northern  part  of  Santa  Barbara  County.  F'urther 
and  full  description  of  this  section  will  be  found  under  its 
appropriate  head.  By  about  breakfast  time  freight  has  been 
discharged,  passengers  have  arrived  from  San  Luis  Obispo, 
and  steamer  proceeds  south  past  tlie  Highlands  of  Point  Sal, 
Point  Arguello,  finally  rounding  Point  Conception  and  entering 
the  beautiful  harbor  of 

SANTA    BARBARA, 

the  vessel  usually  arriving  here  about  3  p.  m.  Sufficient  time 
is  occupied  in  discharging  freight  for  passengers  to  take  a  run 
up  town.  The  fame  of  this  city  as  a  sanitarium  and  winter 
resort  is  almost  world  wide.  It  is  situated  275  miles  .south 
from  San  Francisco,  and  is  completely  protected  on  the  north  by 
the  mountains.  The  climate  is  beautiful,  equable  and  mild,  the 
mean  temperature  for  the  summer  being  about  seveu^y  degrees, 
and  for  the  winter  about  fifty-four  degrees,  while  the  variations 
are  very  slight.  The  air  is  not  only  warm  but  remarkably  dry, 
and  the  days  are  nearly  always  brilliant,  bright  and  sunny. 
The  town  has  grown  out  ot  an  old  Spanish  Mission,  which  was 
founded  in  1780,  and  which  gathered  around  it  the  native  culti- 
vators of  the  adjacent  land.  The  society  of  the  place  is  unexcep- 
tionally  pleasant  and  refined.     The  new  or  American  part  of 


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the  town  and  the  suburbs  :»re  handsomely  built,  vines  rtf  every 
sort  flourish  luxuriantly.  Horseback-riding,  surf-bathing  and 
driving  among  the  canons  are  the  principal  recreations.  There 
are  several  hotels,  the  best  known  being  the  Arlington.  The 
city  has  numerous  beautiful  gardens  and  orchards  within  its 
limits  and  in  the  vicinity.  This  city  is  more  of  a  resort  c.nd 
sanitarium  than  a  business  center  although  considerable  business 
in  lumber,  fruits,  etc.,  is  done  here. 

Santa  Barbira  Mission  is  an  interesting  old  building  and 
makes  a  beautiful  picture,  forming  a  favorite  subject  for  sketch- 
ing and  photography.  Santa  Barbara  is  protected  by  the 
islands  to  the  westward,  so  that  the  Santa  Barbara  Channel  is 
usually  very  smooth  and  the  climate  extremely  mild.  The 
city  has  two  banks,  a  college,  good  public  schools,  several  daily 
papers,  excellent  water,  etc.  State  Street,  the  principal  street 
in  the  city,  is  a  wide,  elegant  avenue,  paved  with  bituminous 
rock  for  a  distance  of  two  or  three  miles,  which  makes  an 
excellent  driveway,  and  is  on  the  whole  one  of  the  finest 
streetsin  the  country.  Havingdone  Santa  Barbaia,  the  steamer 
will  leave  here  about  6  p.  M.  for 


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distant  from  Santa  Barbara  sixty-three  miles.  This  placj  is 
frequently  known  as  Santa  Monica.  It  lias  the  distinction  of 
possessing  the  longest  and  most  expensive  wharf  in  the  world, 
built,  owned  and  operated  by  the  Southern  Pacific  Company. 
An  examination  of  the  wharf  is  interesting.  It  is  said  to  have 
cost  over  $1,000,000.  Usually  several  vessels,  colliers  and 
others,  are  lying  or  discharging  here.  The  coal-bunkers  pre 
nearly  at  the  end  of  the  wharf.  The  steamer  arrive.-;  at  this 
port  early  in  the  morning  and  di.scharges  freight  for  Santa 
Monica,  Los  Angeles  and  interior  points,  passing  over  the 
Southern  Pacific  Railroad.  Passengers  who  hold  tickets  over 
said  road  for  Los  Angeles  and  other  points  disembark  here. 
The  steamer  leaves  here  about  6  A.  m.  for 


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the  next  port  of  call.  This  place  is  about  an  hour's  run  from 
Port  Los  Angeles,  being  distint  therefrom  about  thirteen  miles. 
The  steamer  lies  here  several  hours,  discharging  freight  des- 
tined for  Los  Angeles,  etc.,  o/er  the  Redondo  Rai.way  or  the 
Santa  V&  Railway.  Passeng'.-rs  holding  tickets  via  Redondo 
disembark  here.  Hotel  Redondo  will  be  v.-on  1  an  examination, 
as  it  is  a  new,  fine  and  elegant  structure  in  every  respect ;  the 
grounds  are  also  elegantly  kept.  By  11  A.  m.  the  steamer  has 
discharged  her  cargo,  passengers  going  south  have  arrived,  and 
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SAN     DIEGO, 

where  she  arrives  the  same  evening  (say  about  7  o'clock),  at  the 
company's  wharf.  San  Diego  is  about  one  hundred  and  five 
miles  from  Redondo.  This  is  another  of  the  renowned  health 
resorts  of  the  world,  and  has  a  population  of  about  16,000.  It 
is  located  on  one  of  the  prettiest  and  best  harbors  on  the  Pacific 
Coast,  and  is  the  western  terminus  of  the  Atchison,  Topeka 
&  Santa  Fe  System.  This  town  is  more  than  one  hundred 
years  old.  Its  growth  during  the  last  few  years  has  been  phe- 
nomenal. It  has  some  very  pretty  residences  and  a  fine  system 
of  electric  street  railway,  splendid  watf  r  v  '^' kv  and  in  fact  all 
the  appliances  and  appurtenances  tha,  ':o  a  progi^'ssive 

ard  attractive  first-class  city. 

The  climate  of  San  Diego  in  remarkably  equable  and  salu- 
brious, the  thermometer  seldom  rising  to  eighty  degrees  or  sink- 
ing to  the  freezing  point,  the  usual  mean  being  sixty-two 
degrees,  the  winter  days  being  as  sunny  and  inviting  as  the 
summer  days  in  the  Eastern  States,  and  an  outdoor  life  is 
possible  to  all  save  the  feeblest  invalids.  There  are  numerous 
points  of  interest  in  the  vicinity  of  San  Diego  which  might  be 
mentioned — Sweet  Water  Bay,  San  Diego  Mission,  La  Jolla 
Cave,   the  Mussel  Beds  and  Point  Loma  Lighthouse. 

Immediately  opposite  San  Diego  and  connected  with  it  by  a 
ferry  sj'stem  is  the  celebrated  Hotel  Coronado  whicli  is  one  of 
the  largest  and  finest  hotels  in  the  world.  This  hotel  i.s  situated 
directly  on  the  edge  of  the  beach,  overlooking  >  ocean. 
Architecturally  it  is  of  a  mixed  character,  par*  :c:n  ,<  of  the 
Queen  Anne  style  and  also  having  much  ♦^hat  i.s  le.  i!"  r  'o  the 
Elizabethan  age.  The  whole  covers  more  than  !.«_•.  r  m  one- 
half  acres  and  is  built  round  a  quadrangular  court  2,',  ■">'•  150 
feet  which  is  a  garden  containing  a  great  variety  f  or;. -mental 
shrubs  and  fruit  trees,  and  where  at  night,  when  ilhr.iiinated 
with  electric  lights,  and  with  the  fountain  playing  amid  the 
music  from  the  orchestra,  the  scene  resembles  fairyland. 

Like  San  Diego,  Coronado  is  possessed  of  the  mos  equable 
temperature.  Taken  all  in  all  it  is  one  of  the  most  ';.  '  ming 
and  delightful  places  for  the  tourists  or  others  to  tarry. 

San  Diego  is  the  end  of  the  steamer's  route  .-i  .  then  returns 
over  the  same  lines  stopping  at  the  same  place;:,  i  -'  '  '^r  freight 
and  passengers  as  per  the  company's  regular  foic!  ' ,  which  can 
be  obtained  at  all  hotels  and  agencies, 

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The  Pacific  Coast  Rail-A^ay  extends  from  Port  Harford,  on  the 
bay  of  San  Luis  Obispo,  northeast  to  the  city  of  San  Luis  Obispo, 
tlieuce  southeast  to  Los  Olivos,  a  distance  of  seventy-six  miles. 


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Between  Port  Harford  and  San  Luis  Obispo,  a  fertile  valley 
extends  on  either  side,  principally  devoted  to  bean  culture 
and  to  orchards.  The  apples  raised  in  this  valley,  as  well  as 
those  of  the  Arroyo  Grande,  are  remarkable  for  their  keeping 
qualities,  being  equal  in  this  respect  to  Eastern  varieties,  and 
this  in  a  much  milder  climate. 

San  Luis  Obispo  is  the  county-seat  of  the  county  of  the  same 
name  and  is  an  old  settlement,  the  Mission  dating  back  to  1772. 
The  town  has  a  handsome  hotel,  the  Ramona,  foux  banks,  a 
public  library,  elegant  club-rocr.is,  good  schools,  including  a 
high  school,  churches  of  various  denominations,  electric  lights, 
street  cars,  etc.  It  is  beautifully  situated  in  a  valley  surrounded 
almost  entirely  by  mountains,  the  principal  peaks  being  San 
I/.-.is  and  Bishop's,  the  latter  named  from  a  supposed  resem- 
blance of  the  upper  part  to  a  bishop's  miter.  From  San  Luis 
Peak  a  beautiful  view  of  the  surrounding  country  can  be  had, 
the  ocean  at  Morro  being  discernible  at  a  distance  of  twelve 
miles. 

South  of  San  Luis  Obispo  the  valleys  are  wider  and  equally 
fertile,  the  first  being  Steele's  or  Corral  de  Piedra  Valley,  termi- 
nating in  Arroyo  Grande  Valley  farther  down.  The  latter 
is  so  well  known  as  to  need  but  passing  notice  It  is  famous 
the  world  over  for  its  large  vegetables,  its  fine  fruits,  and  its 
beans.  Fruit-growers  in  this  valley  hold  many  prizes  from 
Fastern  seedsmen  for  the  largest  and  finest  varieties  of  fruit  pro- 
ouced  from  any  seed  or  tree.  The  yield  of  root  crops  is  enor- 
mous, and  a  single  acre  of  onions  has  produced  $900  net  return. 

South  of  Arroyo  Grande  is  Los  Berros,  a  thriving  settlement 
in  a  continuation  of  Arroyo  Grande  Valley,  and  still  farther 
south  is  NipomOy  a  town  of  some  three  hundred  people.  This 
settlement  was  first  started  by  a  New  England  .sea-captain,  and 
his  numerous  descendants  still  own  the  larger  portion  of  the 
land. 

Beyond  Nipomo  the  Santa  Maria  River  is  reached,  dividing 
the  counties  of  San  Luis  Obispo  and  Santa  Barbara,  and  just 
beyond  is  the  town  and  future  Q\\.y  oi  Santa  Maria,  wliich  from 
nothing  has  grown  in  a  few  years  to  a  town  of  some  two  thou- 
sand people,  whose  energy  insures  its  further  rapid  growth.  It 
also  has  fine  schools,  hotels  and  churches,  the  high  school 
building  being  one  of  the  finest  in  the  country.  The  .soil  at 
Santa  Maria  is  warm  and  sandy,  and  is  particularly  weK  adapted 
to  fruit,  sugar-beet  culture  and  nuts.  It  is  only  within  the  past 
few  years  that  attention  has  been  given  to  fruit,  but  already  a 
cannery  has  been  built,  and  large  quantities  of  fruit  are  dried. 
Some  of  the  finest  apricots  and  prunes  in  the  State  are  raised 
near  and  in  Santa  Maria. 

Farther  up  the  valley  lemons  do  exceedingly  well,  and  in 
fact  it  will  be  many  years  before  the  capabilities  of  this  valley 
will  have  been  thoroughly  tested. 


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South  of  Santa  Maria  the  country  is  not  so  well  developed  as 
north,  having  been  opened  to  transportation  only  within  the 
past  few  years.  Originally  a  large  cattle  ranch,  it  is  beginning 
to  show  numerous  signs  of  division  of  holdings,  and  there  are 
many  orchards,  both  of  fruit  and  nut  trees,  which  will  shortly 
produce  largely.  The  towns  of  Los  Alamos  and  I^os  Olivos 
are  also  growing  steadily,  both  having  good  hotels,  schools, 
churches,  etc. 

L^^  Olivos^  as  its  name  indicates,  is  the  center  of  the  olive 
industry  of  northern  Santa  Barbara  County,  and  this  is  the 
coming  source  of  wealth  for  the  whole  district  thereabout. 
Already  a  number  of  fine  orchards  are  in  bearing  and  yielding 
good  returns.  1  hough  the  growth  of  the  olive  is  slow,  its  long 
life,  the  small  amount  of  care  necessary,  the  value  of  the  crop, 
and  the  ease  with  which  it  is  marketed,  recommend  it  to  all 
who  can  wait  a  few  years  for  returns.  Fortunately  the  growers 
of  olives  about  Los  Olivos  have  a  pride  in  their  product,  and  it 
is  making  a  name  throughout  the  State  as  ■is-ell  as  in  the  East. 
The  demand  for  the  Los  Olivos  and  Santa  Ynez  olive  is  far  in 
ei.ness  of  the  supply,  while  the  oil  from  the  same  section  is  sold 
lon^  in  advance  of  its  production. 

Four  miles  beyond  Los  Olivos  is  the  town  of  Santa  Ynez^  in 
a  charming  location,  and  especially  attractive  to  tourists  and 
others  by  reason  of  its  ok'  Mission,  its  trout  streams,  and  other 
sources  of  amusement  atid  relaxation.  This  section  abounds 
in  beautiful  natural  objects,  including  the  Nojoqui  Falls,  where 
a  clear  spring  flows  several  hundred  feet  down  th"  face  of  a 
rocky  precipice,  and  Zaca  Lake,  which  is  a  clear,  almost  bot- 
tomless sheet  of  water  at  the  summit  of  one  of  the  mountains 
of  the  Coast  Range. 

Both  Santa  Ynez  and  Los  Olivos  have  excellent  hotels,  d. 
College  Hotel  at  the  former  place  being  a  beautiful  structure, 
architecturally  and  otherwise.  The  towns  are  connected  by  a 
daily  stage  line,  which  is  part  of  the  through  line  operated  by 
the  Santa  Barbara  &  Los  Olivos  Stage  Company  between  Los 
Olivos  and  Santa  Barbara,  a  distance  of  forty -five  miles,  through 
the  San  Marcos  Pass.  This  trip,  through  beautiful  scenery,  has 
proven  especially  popular  with  tourists,  who  enjoy  the  novelty 
of  staging.  In  fact  all  travelers  welcome  the  relief  from  the 
confinement  of  railway  trips  and  the  opportunity  of  securing  a 
new  experience. 

A  stop  is  made  for  lunch  at  Cold  Spring  both  ways,  and  con- 
nection is  made  at  Santa  Barbara  with  the  Southern  Pacific 
Company's  afternoon  train  for  Los  Angeles.  The  office  of  this 
company  in  Santa  Barbara  is  No.  514  State  Street. 

Visitors  in  Southern  California  will  find  the  s^aq-e  trip  from 
Santa  Barbara  to  Los  Olivos,  thence  to  San  Luis  Obispo  by  the 
Pacific  Coast  Railway,  and  to  Paso  Robles  Hot  Springs,  Mon- 


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terey,  Santa  Cruz  and  San  Francisco  by  the  Southern  Pacific 
Company,  very  pleasant,  as  it  enables  them  to  see  the  entire 
route  by  daylight,  besides  avoiding  the  heat  and  dust  of  the  San 
Joaquin  Valley. 

A  stop  may  be  made  at  San  Luis  Obispo,  where  many  pleas- 
ant side  trips  may  be  taken,  particularly  to  the  Sycamore  Hot 
Sulphur  Springs,  which  have  proved  efficacious  to  an  extraor- 
dinary degree  in  nervous  and  rheumatic  disorders.  A  model 
dairy  is  also  located  near  San  Luis  Obispo,  and  there  is  a  magnif- 
icent ocean  beach,  on  which  an  eighteen-mile  drive  can  be  taken. 
A  profitable  day  can  also  be  spent  at  the  Rock  Mines,  near  San 
Luis  Obispo,  from  which  bituminous  paving  material  is  taken. 

Tourists  can  also  stop  at  any  point  between  San  Luis  Obispo 
and  San  Francisco,  which  will  give  an  opportunity  of  visiting 
Paso  Robles,  Monterey,  Santa  Cruz  and  San  Jose.  Or  they  can 
take  the  steamer  at  Port  Harford,  ten  miles  from  San  Luis 
Obispo,  for  all  coast  ports. 

For  further  information  regarding  this  route  or  section,  apply  to 

PACIFIC  COAST  RAILWAY, 

San  Li'iis  Obispo,  California. 


SAN  FRANCISCO-NEWPORT  ROUTE. 

The  steamers  running  on  this,  sometimes  called  the  Narrow 
Gauge  Route,  stop  at  the  following  places  :  Santa  Cruz,  Mon- 
terey, San  Simeon,  Cayucos,  Port  Harford,  Gaviota,  Santa  Bar- 
bara, Carpenteria,  Ventura,  Hueneme,  San  Pedro,  East  San 
Pedro  and  Newport.  Freight  and  passengers  are  carried  to  and 
taken  from  each  and  all  of  these  ports.  The  steamers  leave 
Broadway  Wharf  (Pier  ii),  San  Francisco,  south  bound,  at  9 
A.  M. ;  the  Eureka  and  St.  Paul  performing  cMe  service, 
generally  speaking.  These  vessels,  while  smaller  than  those 
on  the  San  Diego  route,  are  very  comfortable,  and,  on  account 
of  their  calling  at  such  a  large  number  of  places,  a  great 
many  people  prefer  traveling  on  them,  as  they  get  a  view 
of  the  entire  coast  from  one  end  of  the  route  to  the  other. 
As  a  rule  they  carry  but  little  if  any  freight  to  Santa  Cruz  or 
Monterey,  calling  there  principally  with  passengers,  landing  at 

SANTA  CRUZ 

at  the  railroad  company's  wharf,  in  Monterey  at  the  Pacific 
Coast  Steamship  Company's  wharf.  We  will  refer  briefly  to  these 
places  as  we  proceed  on  the  route.  Santa  Cruz  is  a  celebrated 
watering  place  and  resort  for  the  residents  of  San  Francisco,  San 
Jose,  etc.,  and  a  great  many  easteri  people  also  make  frequent 
and  lengthy  stays  at  this  place.     It  is  charming  in  summer,  is 


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a  city  of  about  six  thousand  inhabitants,  does  a  flourishing 
business  in  lumber  and  manufactures  of  various  kinds.  There 
are  several  points  of  interest  in  the  vicinity  of  Santa  Cruz,  viz.: 
the  big  trees,  the  lighthouse,  Soquel,  Capitola,  the  powder 
mill,  and  fine  drives  into  the  mountains,  etc.  There  are 
numerous  hotels  here,  splendid  sea-bathing  and  everything 
necessary  for  a  first-class  summer  resort.  Santa  Cruz  is  situated 
seventy  miles  south  of  San  Francisco. 


IS 


MOSS  LANDING, 

is  located  on  the  Bay  of  Monterey  about  midway  between 
Santa  Cruz  and  Monterey.  It  is  the  shipping  point  for  the 
Salinas  Valley.  Very  large  and  commodious  warehouses  are 
here  located.  The  Pajaro  Valley  Railroad  connects  here  for 
Watson ville  and  Salinas  City.  At  Watsonville  is  located  a 
large  beet-sugar  factory — the  beets  being  raised  in  the  Pajaro 
and  Salinas  valleys.  The  regular  southern  coast  passenger 
steamers  do  not,  as  a  rule,  call  here,  this  point  being  served 
by  freight  steamers  and  tlie  steamer  Coos  Bay.,  which  plies 
between  San  Francisco,  Monterey  and  way  ports. 
From  Santa  Cruz  to 

MONTEREY 

is  about  twenty-two  miles.  Both  places  are  situated  on  Mon- 
terey Bay.  This  is  one  of  the  oldest  towns  in  California,  being 
the  original  capital  thereof. 

It  was  here,  July  7,  1846,  that  the  authority  of  the  United 
States  was  first  established.  The  population  of  Monterey  is 
about  2,500.  In  close  proximity  to  Monterey  is  located  the 
celebrated  Hotel  Del  Monte,  which  is  a  fashionable  resort  and 
is  probably  uuequaled  on  the  Pacific  Coast.  The  hotel  is 
elegant  in  every  respect  and  the  grounds  are  laid  out  in  artistic 
style,  kept  up  to  the  highest  standard,  in  fact  it  is  doubtful  if 
taken  all  in  all  this  hotel  and  its  surroundings  can  be  equaled 
in  the  United  States.  Pacific  Grove  is  some  two  miles  from 
Monterey.  It  is  the  headquarters  for  Methodist  camp-meetings, 
Chautauqua  Society  and  other  similar  institutions. 

There  are  many  objects  of  interest  in  and  around  Monterey 
which  may  be  mentioned:  Carmel  Mission,  Monterey  Groves, 
Moss  Beach,  Cypress  Point,  etc. 

SAN    SIMEON 

is  distant  seventy-eight  miles  from  Monterey  and  one  hundred 
and  fifty-nine  miles  from  San  Francisco.  This  is  the  shipping 
point  for  the  Hearst  Ranch  and  the  town  of  Cambria  near  by. 
Formerly  a  good  deal  of  cinnabar  was  shipped  from  here,  but  the 
mines  have  not  been  worked  of  late  years.  Butter  and  dairy 
products  are  shipped  from  this  point.     The  wharf  and  adjacent 


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property,  including  the  Hearst  Ranch,  is  owned  by  the  Hearst 
Estate,  on  which  are  many  blooded  horses  and  fine  cattle. 
Twenty-one  miles  from  San  Simeon  and  one  hundred  and 
eighty-two  miles  from  San  Francisco  and  we  reach 

CAYUCOS. 

Like  San  Simeon,  the  country  back  of  Cayucos  is  devoted 
principally  to  dairying.  Large  quantities  of  butter,  cheese  and 
other  like  products  are  shipped  from  this  landing.  James  Cass  & 
Company  are  the  owners  of  the  wharf,  agents  of  the  steamship 
company  at  this  point,  and  the  principal  merchants  of  the  city. 
The  dairying  business  is  carried  on  largely  by  the  Swiss,  who, 
on  account  oi  their  thrifty  and  economical  habits,  have  made 
quite  a  success  of  the  business. 

Five  miles  south  of  Cayucos  we  pass  the  entrance  to  Morro 
Bay.  The  great  Morro  rock  will  be  seen  standing  prominently 
at  the  mouth  of  the  entrance.  Steamers  do  not  visit  this  bay  on 
account  of  the  shallow  water  and  the  dangerous  entrance.  We 
pass  Point  Bouchon  eight  miles  below  Morro.  The  next  prom- 
inent point  is  Point  San  Luis,  around  which  is  the  entrance  to 
San  Luis  Bay,  which  is  referred  to  in  the  San  Francisco-San 
Diego  Route.  The  slcamer  makes  a  short  stay  here  and  then 
proceeds  to  Gaviota. 

LOMPOC   LANDING, 

about  225  miles  from  San  Francisco,  is  the  shipping  point  for 
the  town  of  Lompoc  and  the  surrounding  country.  It  is  a  very 
rich  agricultural  section,  and  exports  largely  the  products  of 
the  soil.  The  passenger  steamers  do  not  call  here,  however,  as 
the  water  at  the  wharf  is  comparatively  shallow  and  the  sea  is 
apt  to  be  rough,  but  numerous  freight  steamers  call  here,  going 
north  and  south. 

GAVIOTA 

is  two  hundred  and  forty-nine  miles  from  San  PVancisco.  This 
is  one  of  the  oldest  landings  on  the  coast.  There  is  almost 
always  smooth  water  at  the  wharf,  on  account  of  the  protection 
afforded  by  the  kelp  which  forms  along  the  coast  a  short 
distance  from  shore.  This  was  formerly  the  shipping  point 
for  the  Los  Olivos  Country,  but  .since  the  completion  of  the 
Pacific  Coast  Railway  from  San  Luis  Obispo  to  Los  Olivos 
little  business  is  transacted  via  Gaviota,  the  Gaviota  Pa.ss  being 
a  serious  obstacle  to  the  economical  hauling  of  freight,  on 
account  of  the  heavy  grade  and  bad  road.  Twenty-one  miles 
from  Gaviota  is 

GOLETA, 

where  the  steamer  occasionally  lands,  but  not  always.  It  is 
the  shipping  point  for  the  country  north  of  Santa  Barbara. 
The  principal  shipments  are  fruits,  nuts,  cereals  and  asphaltum. 
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SANTA    BARBARA, 

which  place  is  described  under  the  head  of  San  Francisco-San 
Diego  Route.     Six  miles  south  of  Santa  Barbara  is 

CARPENTERIA, 

where  the  steamer  occasionally  stops.  It  is  the  shipping  point 
for  Carpenteria  Valley,  which  is  extremely  rich,  and  raises 
large  quantities  of  nuts,  fruits,  beans,  etc.  Fifteen  miles  far- 
ther south  we  reach 

VENTURA, 

about  three  hundred  miles  from  San  Francisco.  This  is  a  town 
of  about  2,500  population,  and  is  the  shipping  point  for  the 
Santa  Clara  Valley  (north  of  the  river).  In  this  valley  are 
raised  large  quantities  of  beans,  wheat,  barley  and  other  cereals, 
dairy  products,  also  livestock,  asphaltum  and  crude  petroleum. 
Ventura  is  a  thrifty  place,  most  of  the  inhabitants  being 
comparatively  "well  to  do."  The  place  is  advantageously 
located,  excepting  the  harbor  is  at  times  a  little  rough,  it  being 
an  open  roadstead.  It  is  very  seldom,  however,  that  the 
steamer  is  unable  to  land. 

HUENEME 

is  a  little  over  three  hundred  miles  from  San  Francisco.  This 
is  the  shipping  point  for  the  vSanta  Clara  Valley  (south  of  the 
river),  which  produces  large  quantities  of  beans  and  cereals. 
There  are  probably  more  farm  prouucts  shipped  from  this 
landing  than  from  any  other  grain  section  south  of  San  Luis. 
Passenger  steamers  call  at  this  port  south  bound  only.  It  is 
an  open  roadstead,  and  is  sometimes  too  rough  to  land  there. 

SAN  PEDRO  AND  EAST  SAN  PEDRO 

are  about  360  miles  from  San  Francisco.  San  Pedro  proper 
is  an  open  roadstead,  but  the  Wilmington  Creek  empties  tlierein 
which  has  been  improved  by  training  walls  built  by  the  Gov- 
ernment, and  vessels  of  from  eighteen  to  nineteen  feet  draught 
can  now  enter  over  the  bar  and  discharge  direct  onto  the  wharf. 
The  town  of  San  Pedro  is  situated  on  the  north  side  of  the 
inner  harbor,  and  East  San  Pedro  is  on  the  south  side.  In  early 
days  this  creek  was  navigable  only  by  very  light-draught  vessels. 
The  roadstead  of  San  Pedro  was  formerly  the  only  port  where 
freight  and  passengers  were  landed  for  Los  Angeles  and  other 
interior  points,  and  as  all  the  large  vessels  coming  from  foreign 
ports  with  coal  anchored  here  it  was  quite  a  lively  port.  Since 
the  establishment  of  ports  at  Redondo  and  Port  Los  Angeles, 
however,  some  of  the  commerce  has  been  diverted  from  San 
Pedro.  The  Southern  Pacific  Railroad  runs  between  San  Pedro 
and  Los  Angeles,  connecting  with  their  .system   in  that  city, 


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while  the  Los  Angeles  Terminal  Railway  has  a  road  from  East 
San  Pedro  to  Los  Angeles,  connecting  there  with  the  different 
branches  of  that  road.  Excursion  steamers  to  Avalon^  the  great 
resort  at  Catalina  Island^  run  from  San  Pedro. 

NEWPORT 

is  about  380  miles  from  San  Francisco,  and  is  the  terminus  of  the 
San  Francisco  and  Newport  route.  The  Santa  Ana  &  Newport 
Railway  connects  this  port  with  Santa  Ana  and  to  all  points 
in  Southern  California  via  the  Southern  California  Railway. 
While  this  is  an  open  roadstead,  it  is  always  smooth  here,  as 
the  wharf  is  built  at  the  head  of  a  subterranean  valley,  and 
wherever  there  are  subterranean  valleys  coming  close  to  the 
seacoast  there  is  no  undertow.  Therefore,  Newport  is  safe  at 
all  times.  There  is  .^n  immense  tiaffic  at  this  port  in  lumber, 
oranges  and  other  Southern  California  products. 

LOS  ANGELES, 

which  is  about  twenty  miles  from  the  seaboard,  has  the  advan- 
tage of  five  shipping  points  on  the  seacoast,  namely,  Port  Los 
Angeles,  Redondo,  San  Pedro,  East  San  Pedro  and  Newport. 
Los  Angeles  is  the  metropolis  of  Southern  California,  with  a 
population  of  fifty  thousand.  It  is  a  beautiful  city,  with  many 
handsome  residences.  It  has  a  very  fine  climate,  and  is  located 
in  the  orange  district  of  Southern  California.  It  is  growing 
rapidly.  The  question  of  fuel  in  Los  Angeles  has  always  been 
rather  a  perplexing  one,  but  the  discovery  of  oil  within  the 
city  limits  has  placed  this  city  in  a  better  position  for  fuel  than 
probably  any  city  on  the  Pacific  Coast.  They  have  numerous 
oil  wells,  and  are  continually  sinking  new  ones.  The  flow  ot 
oil  now  is  so  great  that  they  are  seeking  a  market  for  it  outside 
of  their  own  city.  The  public  is  so  familiar  with  the  beauties 
of  Southern  California  that  we  shall  not  enlarge  upon  them 
here. 

SAN  FRANCISCO  AND  MEXICAN  ROUTE. 

The  steamers  Orizaba  and  Coos  Bay  run  on  this  route, 
under  contract  with  the  Mexican  Government  for  the  carrying 
of  monthly  mails.  The  Orizaba  is  an  iron  vessel  of  960  tons 
register,  205  feet  long  and  34  feet  wide.  She  has  large  and 
elegant  accommodations  for  first  and  second  class  passengers. 
She  makes  one  trip  a  month,  leaving  Broadway  Wharf  (Pier  1 1), 
^"xa  Francisco,  at  10  A.  m.  on  the  twenty-fifth  of  each  month. 
The  Coos  Day  sails  the  tenth  of  each  month.  They  go  from 
San  Francisco  direct  to  the  port  of 

ENSENADA,  LOWER  CALIFORNIA, 

a  distance  of  about  496  miles.  This  is  a  fair  anchorage,  it 
being   a   miniature  of  Monterey    Bay  in  California,   Ensenada 


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situated  as  Santa  Cruz,  and  Piienta  Randa  as  Monterey.  En- 
senada  is  a  port  of  entry  and  the  capital  of  the  northern  district 
of  the  territory  of  Lower  California.  Here  lives  the  Governor 
and  all  the  judicial  and  military  officials.  It  is  also  the 
headquarters  of  the  International  Company  that  was,  now  called 
the  Mexican  Land  and  Colonization  Company,  represented  by 
Mr.  W.  W.  Bruce,  who  is  also  the  nianaj^er  of  the  Lower  Cal- 
ifornia Development  Company  of  San  Quintiu.  The  lower 
district  is  larj>;ely  devoted  to  aj^ri culture,  horticulture  and 
mining.  They  have  produced  this  year  1,500  tons  of  wheat,  a 
large  amount  of  wine  grapes,  and  tlie  mines  have  been  unusu- 
ally productive,  mostly  of  gold.  The  port  has  a  wharf  on 
which  the  steamer  lands  passengers  and  freight. 

MAGDALENA  BAY, 

About  1,017  miles  from  San  Francisco  direct  and  530  miles 
from  Ensen.ada,  though  not  a  port  of  entry,  is,  by  special  per- 
mission of  the  Mexican  (Government,  the  next  landing  place  of 
the  steamer,  when  sufficient  inducement  is  offered.  The  bay  is 
of  large  dimensions,  has  no  bar  and  is  accessible  in  all  weather. 
The  business  of  the  bay  is  limited  to  the  operations  of  the  Flores 
Hale  Company  in  orchilla.  Large  quantities  of  this  substance 
are  gathered  on  the  seashore  in  the  vicinity  of  the  bay,  pressed 
and  shipped  to  Liverpool,  and  used  for  the  purpose  of  dying 
sealskins,  etc.  There  is  a  coast  custom  hou.se  section  estab- 
lised  at  this  place.  One  hundred  and  eighty-three  miles  fro'^ 
here,  and  sixteen  miles  northeast  of  Cape  San  Lucas,  we  c  .• 
to  the  anchorage  of 

SAN  JOSE  DEL  CABO, 

1,200  miles  from  San  Trancisco,  which  is  the  shipping  point 
for  the  lower  portion  of  the  peninsula.  There  is  also  a  coast 
custom  hou.se  section  established  here.  Sugar,  cotton,  fruit 
and  tanbark  are  shipped  from  here.  The  roadstead  is  unsafe 
and  the  vessel  in  stormy  weather  n  .  m  go  to  sea.  One  hun- 
dred and  eighty-two  miles  from  hert,   a.d  1,383  miles  from  San 

Francisco  direct,  is 

MAZATLAN. 

a  mere  roadstead,  and  not  safe  during  the  southern  storms.  It 
is  a  port  of  entry  of  the  first  class,  and  the  city  is  the  commer- 
cial center  of  the  Mexican  coast.  The  merchants  of  this  city 
control  to  a  great  extent  the  trade  of  the  whole  coast.  Its 
exports  consist  mainly  of  the  products  of  the  mines  situated  in 
the  interior  of  the  State  of  Sinaloa,  and  of  Durango.  Supplies 
for  these  mines  are  imported  from  Europe  by  sailing  vessels, 
and  from  the  United  States  by  steamers.  Mazatlan  has  seven- 
teen thousand  inhabitants.  There  is,  however,  a  large  shift- 
ing population,  and  in  certain  seasons  of  the   year  it  does  not 


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exceed  ten  thousand.  The  rainy  season,  or  sumiaer,  is  very 
hot  and  lasts  from  July  to  the  middle  of  October.  Vxo\\\  October 
to  June  the  climate  is  exceedingly  pleasant  and  healthful  at  all 
times.     Our  next  port  of  call  is 

LA  PAZ. 

distant  from  Mazatlan  250  miles,  and  1,330  miles  from  San 
Francisco.  This  is  the  capital  of  the  southern  district  of  Lower 
California,  and  the  residence  of  the  Ciovernor  and  Government 
officials.  It  is  a  port  of  entry,  and  trades  principally  with  the 
mines  of  the  Company  del  Progresso,  in  the  town  of  Triunfo, 
forty  miles  from  La  Paz.  The  population  is  3,000.  The  city 
is  picturesque  on  the  approach  from  the  sea.  The  climate  is 
exceedingly  pleasant  all  the  year  round.  The  exports  are 
chiefly  the  products  of  the  Progresso  Mine,  and  hides,  and  the 
imports  consist  of  supplies  for  this  mine.  From  La  Paz  our 
route  follows  the  coast  northward,  through  the  channel  of  San 
Jose  Lsland,  pass  Carmen  Island,  and  to 

SANTA   ROSALIA 

in  Lower  California,  our  next  port  of  call,  227  miles  from  La 
Paz.  This  is  an  exposed  roadstead,  but  is  the  shipping  point 
for  the  mines  belonging  to  the  Company  Du  Boleo,  a  French 
company  which  exports  large  quantises  of  copper  to  Europe. 
This  company  draws  large  supplies  from  the  United  States,  and 
employs  some  6,000  laborers.  The  custom  house  at  this  port 
is  of  the  third  class.  The  whole  district  is  the  property  of  the 
Company  ;  it  has  absolute  control  therein,  and  enjoys  many 
privileges  from  the  Mexican  Government.  From  here  the 
vessel  proceeds  eighty-seven  miles  northeastward  to 

GUAYMAS, 

fifteen  hundred  and  twenty  miles  from  San  Francisco,  which  is 
our  last  port  of  call  outward  bound.  It  is  the  commercial  cen- 
ter and  only  port  of  entry  of  the  State  of  Sonora  and  the  terminus 
of  the  Sonora  Railroad.  Here  there  is  telegraphic  communica- 
tion with  all  the  world  both  by  Mexican  Government  and  the 
railroad  telegraph  lines.  The  population  of  Guaymas  is  about 
five  thousand.  It  draws  large  supplies  from  the  United  States 
by  rail  and  steamer  and  has  the  trade  of  the  many  mines  of  the 
State.  These  mines  have  been  highly  productive  in  lead,  gold 
and  silver.  Thousands  of  square  miles  of  coal  fields  are  yet 
undeveloped.  The  agricultural  interests  of  the  State  are  consid- 
erable. Large  quantities  of  grain  are  produced  in  the  valleys 
of  the  Ures  and  Magdalena.  The  beautiful  valley  of  the  Yaque 
has  iiumberless  acres  of  fertile  land.  The  climate  is  hot  during 
the  summer  months,  but  very  pleasant  during  the  winter  season. 


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The  products  are  mostly  consumed  in  the  gulf  ports  of  Mexico 
and  form  the  bulk  of  the  exports.  Returning;;,  our  first  port  of 
call  is  La  Paz  ;  here  we  exchans;e  mails,  take  and  land  passen- 
gers and  freight,  and  leave  as  soon  as  possible  for 

ALTATA, 

the  seaport  of  the  City  of  Culiacan,  capital  of  the  vState  of  Sina- 
loa,  155  miles  distant  from  La  Paz.  Altata  is  the  outlet  for  a 
large  agricultural  and  mining  country.  The  entrance  to  the 
bay  is  over  a  bar,  but,  once  inside,  the  harbor  is  safe  and  com- 
modious. The  interior  produces  large  quantities  of  gold  and 
silver  and  lead  ore.  The  Novelata  sugar  plantation  is  within 
twenty-five  miles  of  this  harbor.  The  export  of  ores  and 
sugar,  together  with  brazil  wood,  form  the  trade  of  this  port. 
It  is  a  port  of  entry  of  the  sixth  order.  The  climate  is  healthy 
and  similar  to  that  of  ^Lizatlan.  At  Culiacan  the  Governor  of 
of  the  State  resides.  Tl'  city  is  beautifully  situated  and  has 
many  fine  substantial  buildings.  Here  is  also  located  a  mint. 
The  unusual  productiveness  of  the  mines  now  in  operation  and 
the  vast  extent  of  mining  lands  yet  unexplored  offer  great 
inducements  to  prospectors.  From  Altata  we  proceed  to  Mazat- 
lan  distant  121  miles  ;  here  we  usually  spend  a  day,  change 
mails  and  passengers  and  receive  cargo.  Thence  we  go  to  San 
Jose  del  Cabo  and  to  Magdalena  Bay  where  we  change  mail  and 
land  provisions  for  the  orchilla  laborers  and  the  custom  house 
officials.  We  then  proceed  to  Ensenada  and  thence  to  San 
Francisco  over  the  route  already  outlined. 


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THE    PACIFIC    TRANSFER    CO.   of  Sail   Francisco 

has  the  sole  right  to  solicit  baggage  on  all  incoming  trains  and 
steamers,  and  to  check  baggage  at  hotels  and  residences  for  all 
outgoing  trains  and  steamers. 

Travelers  will  thus  AVOID  TPIE  RUSH  at  the  Ferry, 
Steamer  Landings  and  Railroad  Stations  when  arriving  at  or 
departing  from  San  Francisco. 


Freight  and  Baggage  deiivered  in  San  Francisco 

and  Forwarded  to  ail  parts  of  ti^e  World 

and  Taken  on  Storage  at  Low  Rates. 


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RADIAN  JTACIFlll^LWAY. 


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Those  desiring  to  go  to  Alaska^ 

can  find  no  better  route  than  via  the  Canadian 
Pacific.  In  the  summer  months,  when  the  Alaska  trip 
is  most  attractive,  the  Canadian  Pacific  route  is  also  the 
most  attractive.  There  is  no  excessively  warm  weather, 
and  the  Glaciers  can  also  be  visited  on  that  line. 

For  rates,  tickets  and  information  apply  to 


C.  E.  M'PHERSON, 

Asst.  General  Pas.senger  Agent, 

I  King  St.  East,  Toronto,  Ontario. 

H.  J.  COLVIN, 

District  Passenger  Agent, 

197  Washington  St.,  Boston,  Mass. 

A.  H.  NOTMAN, 

District  Passenger  Agent, 

St.  John,  N.  B. 

J.   F.  LEE, 

District  Passeni;er  Agent, 

231  South  Clark  St.,  CtiiCACiO,  II... 

ROBERT  KERR, 

Traffic  Manager, 
W.  &  V.  Divisions,  Winnipeg,  Man. 

G.  McL.  BROWN, 

District  Passenger  Agent, 

Vancodver,  B.  C. 

E.  V.  SKINNER, 

General  Eastern  Agent, 

as.-}  Broadway,  Nrw  York,  N.  Y. 


W.  R.  CALLAWAY, 

General  Pas.senger  Agent, 

Soo  Line,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

ARCHER  BAKER, 

European  Traffic  .-Igent, 

67  and  68  King  William  St.,  E.  C.  and 
30  Cockspur  St.,  S.  W.,  London,  Eng. 
7  James  St.,  Liverpool,  Eng. 

C.  SHEEHY, 

District  Passenger  Agent, 

II  Fort  St.  W.,  Dbtroit,  Mich. 

M.  M.  STERN, 

District  Passenger  Agent, 

Chronicle  Bldg.,  648  Market  St., 
San  Francisco,  Cal. 

D.  E.   BROWN, 

General  Agent  China,  Japan,  etc., 

Hong  Kono,  China. 

C.  E.  E.  USSHER, 

Asst.  Geueral  Passenger  Agent, 

Montreal,  Queuec. 

D.  McNICOLL, 

Passenger  Traffic  Manager, 

MU.NTRRAL,    yilKBRC. 


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WHALEBONE. 

The  above  picture  shows  crude  whaleboue  as  received  from 
the  steaui  whale  shijjs  owned  h\  the  Pacific  vSteani  Wlialiuj^ 
Company  of  San  Francisco. 

After  the  bone  is  thoroujj^hly  cleaned  and  dried  it  is  cut  into 
various  forms  for  use  in  dresses,  corsets  and  whips.  The  cele- 
brated "Orca"  brand  of  dress  bone  is  cut  by  the  Pacific  Steam 
Whalinj.j  Compan\-,  and  is  sold  by  all  of  the  leading  dr>-  goods 
stores  in  the  United   States. 

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departments  connected  with  the  Company  tV.rnish  employment 
for  one  thousand  men.  During  the  past  few  years  they  have 
brought  into  the  port  of  San  I'rancisco  nine-tenths  of  all  the 
whaleboue  u.sed   in   the   I'nited   .States  and    luirope. 

Manx  attempts  have  been  made  to  *'Md  a  substitute  for 
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